The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007

Updated on Saturday, 13th February, 2010
You can click on the pdf file for a scanned copy of this Act. 
But before you do that please read the ‘Statement of Objects & Reasons’ for this law… for then your contextual knowledge and conceptual clarity about the legislation would be higher.
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What is Statement of Objects & Reasons (SOR) ?
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‘Dowry Prohibition Act’ to stop lavish weddings in Punjab

A PIL in Punjab & Haryana High Court is seeking to achieve what the government has failed to address in last 30 years. An end to pompous punjabi weddings.
The big, fat Punjabi wedding 
Before delving into the specifics of this PIL and relevant legislation, lets take a look at what pompousness in punjabi weddings has come to mean. The lavish extravaganza has now [...]