Dehradun, July 21 -- Garhwal Post Bureau

DEHRADUN, 19 Jul: District Magistrate Savin Bansal on Saturday ordered annulment of a gift deed through which an elderly couple's son had transferred a 3,080 sq ft property into his own name and subsequently evicted his parents from their residence. Exercising special powers under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, the DM's court has delivered justice to the aggrieved couple during the very first hearing. Acting on the DM's directive, the registry office complied without delay, executing the order within merely three days.

The matter concerned Paramjit Singh and his wife Amarjeet Kaur, who had gifted their sizeable property, comprising two large halls, to their son Gu...