CASE BRIEF HIGH COURTS SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Analysis, Law and Decisions Senior Citizens Act not a tool for siblings to settle scores: HC Donor cannot revoke gift deed to sell the property to others. Donor cannot revoke whimsically a gift voluntarily made to his or her child: HC which was also upheld by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in its verdict. This blog is specifically concerned with Section 23 (1) of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act of 2007. In India, when a welfare law is passed, it is normal practice for it to be misused in the name of welfare act, within a short period of time. Section 498-A of the Indian Penal Code is an example of this, because when it was enacted, majority of the husband's family members were questioned, Now, in the majority of cases, just t...