The Madras High Court has ruled that district collectors or sub-collectors cannot function as civil courts to decide on fraud in settlement deeds under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007. Justice D Bharatha Chakravarthy quashed the orders of the Salem collector, confirming an order of the sub-collector who rejected an application filed by an elderly woman, Papathi, seeking cancellation of a settlement deed she executed in favor of her grandson.
[25/01, 20:36] Sekarreporter: https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/Jan/25/madras-hc-collectors-are-not-civil-courts-to-rule-on-fraud-in-settlement-deeds [25/01, 20:37] Sekarreporter: NATION WORLD STATES OPINION CITIES BUSINESS SPORT GOOD NEWS MOVIES LIFESTYLE VIDEOS WEB SCRAWL Advertisement Tamil Nadu Madras HC: Collectors are not civil courts to rule on...