Prayagraj, July 24 -- The Allahabad High Court on Thursday said that under Section 7 of the Senior Citizens Maintenance Act 2007, the tribunal does not have the right to decide on property ownership claims, especially in cases of third-party disputes.

The court also said that cases like property ownership claims can be decided only in civil courts.

An official statement mentioned that the division bench of Justice Arindam Sinha and Justice Yogendra Kumar Srivastava said that the purpose of the Act is to make arrangements for the maintenance of senior citizens and their welfare, not to settle property-related problems.

The petition filed by a senior citizen named Ishak from Bareilly was rejected by the court, refusing to intervene.

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