Senior Citizens
The Telangana high court has reversed an order cancelling a gift deed executed by a senior citizen in favour of his grandson, deeming it 'legally untenable'. The court restored the property to the grandson but expressed no opinion on the grandfather's right to cancellation or the grandson's claim. The case involves allegations of inadequate maintenance under the 2007 Act.
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. appointed Merceditas Gutierrez as chairperson of the National Commission of Senior Citizens (NCSC) on November 4, but a senior citizens' group has petitioned against her installation. "Seniors on the Move" questions the speed of her appointment and her past record as an impeached official. They demand the withdrawal of her appointment and reopening of nominations under the law.