JITENDRA GORAKH MEGH vs ADDITIONAL COLLECTOR AND APPELLANT TRIBUNAL MUMBAI SUBURBAN DIST.

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Jitendra Gorakh Megh Vs. Addl. Collector & Anr. WP(L) No.31614/2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION (L) NO. 31614 OF 2025 Jitendra Gorakh Megh S/o. Gorakh Govind Megh, Age : 53 Yrs, Occu : Unemployed R/at. Bungalow No. 30, Four Bungalows MHADA, S.V.P. Nagar Andheri (West), Mumbai – 4000 053 … Petitioner V/s. 1. Additional Collecter & Appellate Tribunal, Mumbai Suburban District, Administrative Building, 9th Floor Government Colony, Bandra (E), Mumbai – 400 051. 2. Gorakh Govind Megh S/o. Govind Megh Age : 75 Yrs, Occ : Retd. IAS Officer R/at. Flat No. A502, Amaltas Co-op. Hsg. Soc. Ltd, Juhu Versova Link Road, Andheri (W) Mumbai – 400 053. … Respondents _______________________________________ Mr. Jitendra Gorakh Megh, [party-in-person] Mr. Suraj Gupte, learned AGP for Respondent No. 1. Mr. Kapil Moye a/w. Ms. Eesha Jaifalkar i/b. Mr. S.R. Page for Respondent No. 2. _______________________________________ Page 1 of 26 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Order dated 8th December 2025 Jitendra Gorakh Megh Vs. Addl. Collector & Anr. WP(L) No.31614/2025 CORAM : R.I. CHAGLA AND FARHAN P. DUBASH, JJ. RESERVED ON : 17th NOVEMBER 2025 PRONOUNCED ON : 8th DECEMBER 2025 JUDGMENT (Per Farhan P. Dubash J.) : 1. A short but interesting question has posed itself for consideration in this matter – Whether an eviction order can be passed under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 without any claim towards maintenance being made by the senior citizen? 2. The present Writ Petition challenges the order dated 1 st October 2025 (appellate order) passed by the A