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Parents Can Evict Harassing Children: Jharkhand HC Upholds Senior Citizens' Rights

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News18•05-03-2026, 13:21

Parents Can Evict Harassing Children: Jharkhand HC Upholds Senior Citizens' Rights

•Jharkhand High Court ruled that heirs harassing elderly parents lose the right to reside in their home.
•Decision based on the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, protecting senior citizens' dignity.
•An elderly Jharkhand couple successfully evicted their son and daughter-in-law for harassment in a February 10, 2026 hearing.
•The ruling does not affect ancestral property rights under the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, which ensures equal rights.
•Parents have full freedom to disinherit children from self-acquired property via a 'will' (vasiyat).

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