law: Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007
  7. Constitution of
  
  Maintenance Tribunal.-
  1.  
  
    The
  
  State Government shall within a period of six months from the. Date of the.
  
  commencement of this Act, by notification in the Official Gazette, constitute
  
  for each Subdivision one or more Tribunals as may be specified in the
  
  notification for the purpose of adjudicating and deciding upon the order for
  
  maintenance under section 5
  2.  
  
    The
  
  Tribunal shall be presided over by an officer not below the rank of
  
  Sub-Divisional Officer of a State.
  3.  
  
    Where
  
  two or more Tribunals are constituted for any area, the State Government may,
  
  by general or special order, regulate the distribution of business among them.