W.P.No.29185 of 2026 Page Nos.1/5 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 28.07.2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR W.P.No.29185 of 2026 Rajamani Ammal W/o.Late Singaram ... Petitioner vs. 1. Jayanthi W/o.Late Stalin 2. Aruna W/o.Napolean 3. Lenin Ganesan S/o.Ganesan 4. Johnshi Rani Ganesan W/o.Narendran 5. Kannagi W/o.Vijayrathinam 6. Kalpanna W/o.Ramachandran 7. The Revenue Divisional Officer Tambaram. … Respondents * R7 suo-motu impleaded vide order dated 28.07.2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.29185 of 2026 Page Nos.2/5 Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying a writ of Mandamus, to direct the Presiding Officer cum Revenue Divisional Officer, Chennai, to dispose the application filed by the petitioner dated 27.04.2026 under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 within a time frame. For Petitioner : Mr.V.Karthikeyan For Respondents : Mr.M.Sivavarthanan Government Counsel, for R7 ***** O R D E R The petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking a direction to the Presiding Officer-cum-Revenue Divisional Officer, Chennai, to dispose of the application filed under Section 5 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007. 2. Since the Revenue Divisional Officer, Tambaram, who is the competent authority to consider the petitioner’s application, has not been arrayed as a party, this Court suo motu impleads the Revenue Divisional Officer, Tambaram, as the seventh respondent. Mr. M. Sivavarthanan, learned Government Counsel, accepts notice for the seventh respondent. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.29185 of 2026 Page Nos.3/5 3. The Registry is directed to carry out the necessary consequential amendments in the cause title. 4. The petitioner states that he has filed an application dated 27.04.2026 under Section 5 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, alleging that the private respondents, who are his children, have neglected to provide him with basic necessities, including maintenance, shelter, and the right to reside in the shared household. 5. The grievance of the petitioner is that, although the application was filed on 27.04.2026, the seventh respondent has not initiated any enquiry or passed any orders. 6. Learned Government Counsel, on instructions, submitted that the petitioner’s application would be considered in accordance with law within the time that may be fixed by this Court. 7. Recording the above submission, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the seventh respondent to consider and dispose of the petitioner’s application dated 27.04.2026 on its own merits, after affording an opportunity of hearing to all the parties concerned, and pass appropriate orders https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.29185 of 2026 Page Nos.4/5 in accordance with law within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. 28.07.2026 Speaking / Non-speaking order Neutral Citation : Yes / No Index : Yes / No mk To The Revenue Divisional Officer Tambaram. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.29185 of 2026 Page Nos.5/5 HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR, J., mk W.P.No.29185 of 2026 28.07.2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis