SHRI.KONERU LAKSHAMAIAH MEMORIAL FIRST ALL INDIA
MOOT COURT COMPETITION, 2018
The Moot Court Problem-II
Sri Gautam Ganguly, aged 62, is a retired government employee drawing
about Rs. 10,000/- per month as pension. His first wife died in 2010.
In January 2011, when Mr. Gautam expressed his wish to Mr. Arjun Ganguly
(Son) and Mrs. Saara (daughter-in-law ) that he is going to have live in relationship
with Ms. Neelima (aged 45), both son and daughter-in-law were rudely shocked
to listen to the father’s wish.
But later they relented and requested the father that half share in the
property (House, the value of which was estimated to be Rs. 10,00,000/-, Rupees
Ten lakhs) in Hooghly Estates should be transferred to them.
To maintain peace in the family, Gautam Ganguly transferred half share in
the property to his son in May, 2011 through a Registered Gift Deed.
However, thereafter, the son and daughter-in-law started insulting his live
in partner.
Unbearable to that ill-treatment towards Ms. Neelima by both his son and
daughter in law for more than one year, Gautam and Neelima shifted their
residence to other premises.
Subsequently in 2013, Mr. Gautam Ganguly lodged a complaint to the Sub-
Collector, City of Kolkata seeking an order to revoke the Gift Deed executed in
favour of his son under Sec. 23 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and
Senior Citizens Act, 2007.
