SMT VARINDER KAUR vs SMT. DALJIT KAUR & ORS.

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Judgment reserved on: 18.09.2025 % Judgment delivered on: 26.09.2025 + LPA 587/2025, CM APPL. 58201/2025, CM APPL. 58202/2025 & CM APPL. 58203/2025 SMT VARINDER KAUR .....Appellant Through: Mr. Pankaj Batra, Adv. versus SMT. DALJIT KAUR & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Siddharth Banthia, Adv. for R-1. Ms. Vaishali Gupta, Adv. for GNCTD CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TUSHAR RAO GEDELA JUDGMENT DEVENDRA KUMAR UPADHYAYA, C.J. 1. This intra-court appeal filed under Clause X of Letters Patent seeks exception to the judgment dated 14.09.2025, passed by the learned Single Judge whereby, W.P.(C) 10854/2023, filed by the appellant, has been dismissed. 2. The proceedings of the writ petition before the learned Single Judge were instituted by the appellant challenging the order dated 26.07.2023, passed by the District Magistrate (hereinafter referred to as the „DM‟) in an LPA 587/2025 Page 1 of 19 Signature Not Verified Digiltally Signed By:SREERAM L Signing Date:26.09.2025 11:22:38 appeal preferred by respondent no.1 under Section 16 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 (hereinafter referred to as the „Senior Citizens Act‟) against the order dated 20.12.2019, passed by the Maintenance Tribunal in proceedings under Section 23 of the Senior Citizens Act. By the order dated 20.12.2019, the prayer made for cancellation of the gift deed dated 05.05.2015 was not acceded to by the Tribunal, whereas the DM has allowed the said prayer made by the respondent no.1. 3. Respondent no.1/Smt.Daljit Kaur, is a Senior Citizen aged about 88 years, whereas the appellant/Smt.Varinder Kaur is the W/o Late Sh.Tajinder Singh Bakshi who is the S/o Smt.Daljit Kaur. 4. An application under Section 23