A Legal Framework on the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens in India: A Critical Study

Dr. Janardan Kumar Tiwari

doi:10.53724/lrd/v9n3.5

Authors

Dr. Janardan Kumar Tiwari Professor of Law, School of Law, Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya, Wardha, Maharashtra, India. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2072-4922

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53724/lrd/v9n3.5

Keywords:

Maintenance, Senior Citizens, Parents, Welfare, Elderly Rights, Maintenance Tribunal, Social Justice, Constitutional Mandate, Legal Protection, India.

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