A division bench of the Kerala High Court has held that a gift deed made by a senior citizen can be revoked for not providing the basic amenities even if there is no specific clause in the transfer deed to provide for the senior citizen’s welfare. The bench comprising Justice Mohan M. Shantanagoudar and Justice Antony Dominic was hearing a writ appeal wherein according to the petitioner, in the absence of a specific reservation made in the settlement deed, providing for the conditions subject to which the transfer was made, an application invoking the power under Section 23 was not maintainable. Section 23 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, provides as follows – Transfer of property to be void in certain circumstances.- (1) Where any senior citizen who, after the commencement of this Act, has transferred by way of gift or otherwise, his property, subject to the condition that the transferee shall provide the basic amenities and basic physical needs...