9. Order for maintenance.—(1) If children or relatives, as the case may be, neglect or refuse tomaintain asenior citizen being unable to maintain himself, the Tribunal may, on being satisfied of such neglect or refusal, order such children or relatives to make a monthly allowance at such monthly rate for the maintenance of such senior citizen, as the Tribunal may deem fit and to pay the same to such senior citizen as the Tribunal may, from time to time, direct. (2) The maximum maintenance allowance which may be ordered by suchTribunal shall be such as may be prescribed by the State Government which shall not exceed ten thousand rupees per month.
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Section 1 · Short title, extent, application and commencement.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Act to have overriding effect.Section 4 · Maintenance of parents and senior citizens.Section 5 · Application for maintenance.Section 6 · Jurisdiction and procedure.Section 7 · Constitution of Maintenance Tribunal.Section 8 · Summary procedure in case of inquiry.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 11 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.