Mumbai: Police Evict Son from 70-Year-Old Father’s Flat After Tribunal Order

Mumbai, 30th March 2026: Nearly ten months after a tribunal ordered a man to vacate his elderly father’s flat in the suburbs, police officials have finally carried out the eviction and restored possession of the property to the senior citizen.

The order had been issued in May 2025 by the Parents and Senior Citizens’ Tribunal, directing the man to leave the apartment belonging to his 70-year-old father. However, the son allegedly continued to stay in the flat despite the directive.

As the order remained unimplemented for months, the police informed the tribunal about the situation. The tribunal subsequently appointed an officer from the Borivli tehsildar’s office to supervise the eviction process.
Acting in the presence of the tehsildar’s representative, the police eventually removed the son from the apartment and handed back possession of the property to the father.

According to officials, the senior citizen had approached the tribunal in December 2024, alleging that his elder son, who had moved in with him nearly a decade earlier, had been harassing and threatening him. The father had earlier filed a non-cognisable complaint with the police, after which the son briefly moved out.

The elderly man later planned to rent out the apartment to generate funds for his medical expenses. However, police said the son allegedly intimidated the tenant and forced him to vacate the premises. After the tenant left in 2023, the son reportedly took over the property and continued to occupy it.

Following the tribunal’s intervention and subsequent coordination between the police and revenue officials, the flat has now been vacated and returned to the senior citizen.