The Court quoted Hindu scriptures to emphasise the importance of parents, and added that "even if for the sake of argument, the father earns something; it is pious duty of a son to maintain his old aged father."
The Court held that such transfer of property cannot be cancelled under Section 23 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act of 2007 without a pre-existing maintenance clause in the agreement.
The Madras High Court recently allowed a retired Air Force pilot to cancel the settlement deed entered into with his son in a property dispute, after noting the "heartless" treatment meted out by the son to his parents.