JASPAL KAUR vs ADDITIONAL DISTRICT MAGISTRATE AND OTHERS

CWP-18355-2023 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-18355-2023 (O&M) Date of decision: 13.05.2026 Jaspal Kaur ….Petitioner Versus Additional District Magistrate, Barnala and others ….Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KULDEEP TIWARI Present: Mr. Ritesh Aggarwal, Advocate, and Mr. Chankirat Singh Bakshi, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Amit Kumar Goyal, Addl. A.G., Punjab. Mr. P.S. Dhaliwal, Advocate, for respondent No.3. **** KULDEEP TIWARI, J. (Oral) 1. Vide instant writ petition, as cast under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner-senior citizen impugns the order dated 11.04.2023 (Annexure P-2), passed by the Additional Deputy Commissioner, Barnala-respondent No.1, whereby, an application preferred by her, under the provisions of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 (for short, ‘the Act of 2007’), for eviction of her son and daughter-in-law from the house in question, has been adjourned sine die. 2. At the outset, learned State counsel points out that the impugned order was rendered by an authority inherently lacking statutory jurisdiction and, therefore, is liable to be set aside, on thi