Delhi Govt Yet To Constitute State Mental Health Authority Under 2017 Act, Existing Panel Cannot Continue: High Court

Delhi Govt Yet To Constitute State Mental Health Authority Under 2017 Act, Existing Panel Cannot Continue: High Court

Rejecting the position of the Delhi government that the State Authority for Mental Health Services constituted under the Mental Health Act 1987 can continue to function as it is under the Mental Health Act 2017, the High Court of Delhi has said that Section 45 of the new enactment requires respective state governments to constitute … Read more

Abandoned Woman With No Psychiatric Symptoms Incarcerated In Mental Health Facility For 12 Yrs: PIL Filed In Bombay High Court

Abandoned Woman With No Psychiatric Symptoms Incarcerated In Mental Health Facility For 12 Yrs: PIL Filed In Bombay High Court

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