law: Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007
  6. Jurisdiction and
  
  procedure.-
  
  1.  
  
    The
  
  proceedings under section 5 may be taken against any children or relative in
  
  any district-
  a.   where he resides or
  
  last resided; or
  b.   where children or
  
  relative resides.
  1.  
  
  
  2.  
  
    On
  
  receipt of the application under section 5, the Tribunal shall issue a process
  
  for procuring the presence of children or relative against whom the application
  
  is filed.
  3.  
  
    For
  
  securing the attendance of children or relative the Tribunal shall have the
  
  power of a Judicial Magistrate of first class as provided under the Code of
  
  Criminal Procedure, 1973. (2 of 1974)
  4.  
  
    All
  
  evidence to such proceedings shall be taken in the presence of the children or
  
  relative against whom an order for payment of maintenance is proposed to be
  
  made, and shall be recorded in the manner prescribed for summons cases:
  Provided that if the Tribunal is
  
  satisfied that the children or relative against whom an order for payment of
  
  maintenance is proposed to be made is willfully avoiding service, or willfully
  
  neglecting to attend the Tribunal, the Tribunal may proceed to hear and
  
  determine the case ex parte.
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  5.  
  
    Where
  
  the children or relative is residing out of India, the summons shall be served
  
  by the Tribunal through such authority, as the Central Government may by
  
  notification in the official Gazette, specify in this behalf.
  6.  
  
    The
  
  Tribunal before hearing an application under section 5 may, refer the same to a
  
  Conciliation Officer and such Conciliation Officer shall submit his findings
  
  within one month and if amicable settlement has been arrived at, the Tribunal
  
  shall pass an order to that effect.
  Explanation.- For the purposes of
  
  this sub-section “Conciliation Officer” means any person or representative of
  
  an organisation referred to in Explanation to sub-section (1) of' section 5 or
  
  the Maintenance Officers designated by the State Government under subsection
  
  (1) of section 18 or any other person nominated by the Tribunal for this
  
  purpose.