# PRAKASH RANI vs MRS. POONAM SETHI & ANR.

Court: Delhi High Court
Date: 2026-05-11
Citation: W.P.(C)-5857/2024 2026:DHC:4297
Petitioner: PRAKASH RANI
Respondent: MRS. POONAM SETHI & ANR.

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## Judgment text (excerpt)

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI W.P.(C) 5857/2024, CM APPL. 24213/2024 & CM APPL. 24215/2024 Date of Decision: 11.05.2026 IN THE MATTER OF: PRAKASH RANI .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Aditi Gupta, Mr. Amandeep Joshi, Ms. Lavanya Bhardwaj and Mr. Akash Deep, Advs. versus MRS. POONAM SETHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Kotla Harshavardhan, Ms. Gayatri Gupta (Through the Delhi High Court Legal Aid Service Committe), Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV JUDGEMENT PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV, J. (ORAL) 1. The petition is for setting aside the order dated 29.01.2024 passed by the Appellate Authority under Rule 22 of the Delhi Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Rules, 2009 (Rules) framed under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 (Act). 2. The impugned order arises out of the peritioner’s application under 2. 3. The petitioner had alleged that the respondents lived on the second floor of the property in question, whereas she lived on the ground floor, and that she was facing persistent physical and mental harassment by them. The District Magistrate, thereafter, on 04.05.2023, allowed the petitioner’s appl

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