The Supreme Court, on September 2, issued a notice in a guilty plea calling for the establishment of adequate mental health care facilities in prisons across the country. A bank that understands Judges Abdul Nazeer and V. Ramasubramanian agreed to issue a plea notice that also seeks instructions for state and union governments to provide … Read more
On Wednesday, the Bombay High Court requested the Maharashtra Attorney General to appear in a PIL highlighting the plight of a woman who was rescued from a psychiatric hospital after 12 years, mainly due to the non-implementation of the new Law of Mental Health 2017 in Maharashtra. . The PIL filed by city psychiatrist Dr. … Read more
The Patna High Court has directed the Chief Secretary, Government of Biharto immediately take all necessary measures to ensure the establishment of the State Mental Health Authority as stipulated under Section 45 of the Mental Health Care Act, 2017. In a strongly worded order, the Bank of Chief Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice S. Kumar … Read more