BALWINDER SINGH vs SUB DIVISIONAL MAGISTRATE-CUM-TRIBUNAL AND OTHERS

CWP-25277-2017 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-25277-2017 (O&M) Date of decision: 05.05.2026 Balwinder Singh ….Petitioner Versus Sub Divisional Magistrate-cum-Tribunal, Phillaur, District Jalandhar and others ….Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KULDEEP TIWARI Present: Mr. Onkar Rai, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Amit Kumar Goyal, Addl. A.G., Punjab. **** KULDEEP TIWARI, J. (Oral) 1. The petitioner, by way of instant writ petition, as cast under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India, questions the legality of the order dated 29.09.2017 (Annexure P-4), passed by the learned Maintenance Tribunal. 2. In nutshell, respondents No.2 and 3, filed an application, under the provisions of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 (for short, ‘the Act’), against their son (petitioner), and daughter-in-law, seeking possession of the house in question, which was allegedly occupied by them. Upon consideration of the matter, the Maintenance Tribunal, vide an ex-parte order dated 20.05.2016 (Annexure P-1), directed the petitioner-son to pay them maintenance @ Rs.5,000/- per month. Further, the respondents therein, were a