Moral Duty and Legal Obligation of Son to provide Sustenance to Parents in old age: Supreme Court The Apex Court while dealing with case wherein a son was resisting a payment of Rs 10, 000 monthly maintenance to his 72-year-old ailing father, held that it was both moral duty & amp; legal obligation of a son to provide sustenance to their parents in old age. The old father in 2015, moved to the family court under Section 125 of CrPC seeking maintenance from his son. The court initially granted Rs 6, 000 per month as maintenance & amp; asked the son to pay arrears of 1, 68, 000, accrued since 2015. He paid only Rs 50, 000. The Trial Court enhanced the maintenance to Rs 10, 000 per month with a direction to pay arrears at the new rate. But the son kept filing pleas in various forums, from the District Courts through Delhi HC to the Top Court, to stall the payment. The bench stated that it is the moral duty of a son to maintain his old parents and that no one should drag old parents to court. The team at Reddy and Reddy Law Firm constitutes of legal professionals’ who are experts at handling matters relating to Family Law.