1. Introduction
Delhi government has opened 11 Maintenance Tribunals in Delhi to address grievances of senior citizens under Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, which provides for compulsory maintenance of elderly by their families.
Elders can write their complaints to Maintenance Tribunals on issues concerning their maintenance and care.
Maintenance Tribunals are required to follow procedures specified in Senior Citizens Act read with Rules specified by the respective state. For instance, the 11 Maintenance Tribunals in Delhi follow rules specified by the Delhi Government. Likewise Maintenance Tribunals in states outside Delhi follow rules specified by their respective state.
2. Maintenance Tribunals in Delhi
North Delhi
Maintenance Tribunal – ADM (North)
1, Kripa Narain Marg, Delhi – 110054
Phone : +91-11-23968716
South Delhi
Maintenance Tribunal – ADM (South)
M.B. Road (Near Anupam Apartment)
Saket, New delhi-110030
Phone : +91-11-29535774, 26855031
East Delhi
Maintenance Tribunal – ADM (East)
L.M. Bund, I & F Office Complex
Shastri Nagar, Delhi-110 031
Phone: +91-11-22047073, 22457227
West Delhi
Maintenance Tribunal – ADM (West)
Old Middle School Building
Lawrence Road, Rampura, Delhi – 110035
Phone: +91-11-27151541
Central District
Maintenance Tribunal – ADM (Central)
14 , Darya Ganj, New Delhi- 110002
Phone: +91-11-23284932, 23282075
New Delhi District
Maintenance Tribunal – ADM (New Delhi)
12/1, Jam Nagar House, Shah Jahan Road, New Delhi- 110011
Phone: +91-11-23071144
North-East District
Maintenance Tribunal – ADM (North-East)
DC Office Complex, D.S.I.D.C. Complex
Nand Nagri, Delhi-110093
Phone: +91-11-22115490, 22115513
North-West District
Maintenance Tribunal – ADM (North-West)
Kanjhawala, Delhi – 110081
Phone: +91-11-25953786
South-West District
Maintenance Tribunal – ADM (South-West)
Administrative Block
Old Terminal Tax Building
Kapashera, Delhi
Phone: +91-11-25069488 (Ext.12), 25066416
South-East District
Maintenance Tribunal – ADM (South-East)
Old Gargi College Building
Lajpat Nagar – IV
New Delhi – 110024
Phone: +91-11-26476404
Shahdara District
Maintenance Tribunal – ADM (Shahdara)
DC Office Complex
Nand Nagri
Delhi – 110093
Phone: +91-11-22126305
3. Rules followed by Maintenance Tribunals
It is suggested that you may also read Amendments made by Government in Rules regarding Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens in Delhi. The Rules will help you to seek an appropriate solution when you approach the Maintenance Tribunal of your district with your grievance. It will also help you in better understanding of the process as well as rules followed by Tribunals.
The Rules under Senior Citizens Act are state specific. Which means, each state in India ought to have these rules, though the rules may not be same in all states. Yet the rules cannot be in defiance of the purpose and intent of the Senior Citizens Act.