The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act is intended to safeguard vulnerable persons and cannot be misused for summary eviction, the Bombay High Court (HC) ruled on Monday while quashing an eviction order against a 53-year-old man, news agency PTI reported.

A bench comprising Justices RI Chagla and Farhan Dubash observed that an eviction order under the Act cannot be passed in the absence of a maintenance claim by the senior citizen.