(941) THE BANDRA HOLY FAMILY HOSPITAL SOCIETY AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 17-11-2025
Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 — Scope and Interpretation — Right to life and health — Abandonment of Senior Citizen by Son — A son's refusal to take his ailing 76-year-old mother (patient), who is fit for discharge, from the hospital, refusal to pay outstanding medical bills (Rs. 16,00,000/-), and refusal to give an undertaking to care for her, while raising unsubstantiated claims of medical negligence, constitutes, prima facie, 'abandonment' under Section
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