Section 23 — Transfer of property to be void in certain circumstances.

23. Transfer of property to be void in certain circumstances.—(1) Where any senior citizen who, 

after the commencement of this Act, hastransferred by way of gift or otherwise, his property, subject to 

the condition that the transferee shall provide the basic amenities and basic physical needs to the 

transferor and such transferee refuses or fails to provide such amenities and physical needs, the said 

transfer of property shall be deemed to have been made by fraud or coercion or under undue influence 

and shall at the option of the transferor be declared void by the Tribunal. 

(2) Where any senior citizen has a right to receive maintenance out of an estate and such estate or part 

thereof is transferred, the right to receive maintenance may be enforced against the transferee if the 

transferee has notice of the right, or if the transfer is gratuitous; but not against the transferee for 

consideration and without notice of right. 

(3) If, any senior citizen is incapable of enforcing the rights under sub-sections (1) and (2), action 

may be taken on his behalf by any of the organisation referred to in Explanation to sub-section (1) of                  

section 5. 

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