Mental Healthcare Act: Delhi HC Seeks Status Reports On Plea Alleging Lack Of Grievance Redressal Bodies
3 years, 11 months ago

Mental Healthcare Act: Delhi HC Seeks Status Reports On Plea Alleging Lack Of Grievance Redressal Bodies

Live Law  

A single judge bench of Justice Prathiba M Singh of the Delhi High Court has sought status reports on the current functioning of the Mental Health Review Board and the State Mental Health Authority on a plea by a 19-year old man alleging that there was no grievance redressal mechanism in Delhi under the Mental Health Care Act, 2017.The 19-year old has moved Court seeking directions to the resp. A single judge bench of Justice Prathiba M Singh of the Delhi High Court has sought status reports on the current functioning of the Mental Health Review Board and the State Mental Health Authority on a plea by a 19-year old man alleging that there was no grievance redressal mechanism in Delhi under the Mental Health Care Act, 2017. The 19-year old has moved Court seeking directions to the resp 1 to reconstitute the State Mental Health Authority as per the specific requirements of the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 read with the Mental Healthcare Rules, 2018. Upon this refusal, the man had sought to approach the Mental Health Review Board as per the scheme of the Act, but had come to know that in Delhi, the State Mental Health Authority itself functions as the MHRB, which the petition alleged was in "gross violation of the Act."

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Delhi HC orders swift action on mental health authority appointments
3 months ago

Delhi HC orders swift action on mental health authority appointments

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has instructed the Delhi Government to expedite the appointment of non-official members to the Delhi Mental Health Authority and ensure the swift establishment of Mental Health Review Boards as mandated by the Mental Health Care Act, 2017. The court clarified that any delay in forming the Delhi Mental Health Authority or Review Boards could …

Take Expeditious Steps To Fill Posts Of Non Official Members Of Delhi Mental Health Authority: High Court To Delhi Govt
3 months ago

Take Expeditious Steps To Fill Posts Of Non Official Members Of Delhi Mental Health Authority: High Court To Delhi Govt

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to take expeditious steps for filling up the posts of non-official members of the Delhi Mental Health Authority. A division bench comprising of Acting Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela directed that the Authority, as and when constituted, will take expeditious steps for constitution of the District Mental …

Why do patients who have been treated for mental illnesses continue to remain at institutions in India?
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Why do patients who have been treated for mental illnesses continue to remain at institutions in India?

The Hindu  

On a rainy September morning in Karjat, on the outskirts of Mumbai, 25 patients from the Regional Mental Hospital, Yerwada, arrived at the Shraddha Rehabilitation Centre, run by an NGO, to be reunited with their families. Hundreds of patients have been residents of government-run mental health institutions for years, even after having completed their treatment, in facilities in Maharashtra and …

HC directs Delhi govt to appoint ex-officio members to state mental health authority
3 months, 3 weeks ago

HC directs Delhi govt to appoint ex-officio members to state mental health authority

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, The Delhi High Court on Monday asked the city government to appoint within a week seven ex officio members to the state mental health authority as per the prevailing central rules. HC directs Delhi govt to appoint ex-officio members to state mental health authority A bench headed by Chief Justice Manmohan pulled up the health secretary for initiating …

Delhi Health Secy.’s presence sought over non-constitution of panel
1 year, 7 months ago

Delhi Health Secy.’s presence sought over non-constitution of panel

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court has sought the presence of the Delhi government’s Health Secretary over the non-constitution of a permanent State mental health authority under the Mental Health Act, 2017, and Mental Healthcare Rules, 2018. The court was hearing two petitions, which stated that the non-constitution of the authority had delayed the formation of district mental health review boards in …

Decoding The Mental Healthcare Act, 2017: An In-depth Analysis Of India's Mental Health Legislation
1 year, 8 months ago

Decoding The Mental Healthcare Act, 2017: An In-depth Analysis Of India's Mental Health Legislation

Live Law  

In the coeval times, the term “health” is not limited to the physical aspect of the body but also includes mental and spiritual well-being. It Right to Access Mental Healthcare: The Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 is very proactive in ensuring access to mental healthcare facilities and services that are funded partially or completely by the governmental authorities. Advance Directives: The …

Explained | Does India’s Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 protect patients’ rights and dignity in institutions?
2 years, 1 month ago

Explained | Does India’s Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 protect patients’ rights and dignity in institutions?

The Hindu  

The story so far: The National Human Rights Commission in a report flagged the “inhuman and deplorable” conditionof all 46 government-run mental healthcare institutions across the country; out of which three are run by the Union government and the remaining by State governments. The human rights body’s observations were made after visits to all operational government facilities, to assess the …

"Mental Health Least Priority Of Bihar Govt": Patna High Court Directs Establishment Of 'State Mental Health Authority'
3 years, 1 month ago

"Mental Health Least Priority Of Bihar Govt": Patna High Court Directs Establishment Of 'State Mental Health Authority'

Live Law  

The Patna High Court has directed the Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, to forthwith take all steps ensuring 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 Bench of Chief Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice S. Kumar also observed that the mental health of a …

Delhi HC seeks state govt's reply on plea concerning mental health of students in schools, colleges
3 years, 7 months ago

Delhi HC seeks state govt's reply on plea concerning mental health of students in schools, colleges

India TV News  

The Delhi High Court Monday sought response from the Delhi government on a petition concerning mental health of students in schools and colleges. Relying on the National Mental Health Survey of India 2015-16, Singh, who was represented by senior advocate Sonia Mathur, has contended that children and adolescents are vulnerable to mental disorders and the healthcare system does not prioritise …

Insurance firms to comply with mental health Act: HC
3 years, 11 months ago

Insurance firms to comply with mental health Act: HC

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court on Monday said that insurance companies are liable to give effect to the Mental Healthcare Act 2017 in their policies from the time it came into force in 2018. The High Court’s directions came on a woman’s plea whose claim for reimbursement of costs for treatment of schizophrenia were rejected by the National Insurance Company Ltd …

Implement Provisions Of Mental Healthcare Act In Letter And Spirit Within 6 Months : Manipur HC Directs State Government [Read Order]
4 years, 6 months ago

Implement Provisions Of Mental Healthcare Act In Letter And Spirit Within 6 Months : Manipur HC Directs State Government [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Manipur High Court on Tuesday directed the State Government to implement the provisions of the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 and establish the necessary infrastructures expeditiously. Nobin Singh said, "We direct the State Government to implement the provisions of the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 in letter and spirit preferably within a period of six months from the date of receipt …

Why no review boards for mental health patients: Court asks authorities
5 years, 7 months ago

Why no review boards for mental health patients: Court asks authorities

India TV News  

A Delhi court has asked the state mental health services authority to explain why review boards for mental health patients have not been constituted yet as mandated under the law. Section 73 of the Mental Health Care Act, 2017 mandates that the state authority shall by notification constitutes the Mental Health Review Boards at all districts. "Notice is issued to …

Delhi HC issues notice to AAP government over mental healthcare plea
5 years, 8 months ago

Delhi HC issues notice to AAP government over mental healthcare plea

India TV News  

The Delhi High Court on Monday sought response from Aam Aadmi Party-led Delhi government and city police over a plea seeking enforcement of certain provisions of Mental Healthcare Act. The court was hearing a plea filed by advocate Amit Sahni seeking to implement certain provision of the Mental Healthcare Act with immediate effect. The petitioner, in his plea, sought court's …

Plea in HC for enforcement of mental health care law
5 years, 8 months ago

Plea in HC for enforcement of mental health care law

India TV News  

A PIL has been filed in the Delhi High Court, seeking direction to the Delhi government to enforce the provisions of the Mental Health Care Act, 2017 with immediate effect. Petitioner advocate and social activist Amit Sahni sought a direction to the Delhi government to constitute a State Mental Health Authority and District Mental Health Review Boards and to enforce …

Litigation Neurosis: HC Apologises To 71-yr-Old Confined In Mental Institution For Losing Temper In Court, Asks Govt To Pay Rs 2L Compensation [Read Judgment]
6 years, 10 months ago

Litigation Neurosis: HC Apologises To 71-yr-Old Confined In Mental Institution For Losing Temper In Court, Asks Govt To Pay Rs 2L Compensation [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

In an unfortunate case of “ litigation neurosis ” which led to a 71-year-old litigant and a heart patient spending 20 days in a mental institution only for losing temper in court over the tardy pace of hearing in his case, the Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi government to pay a compensation of Rs 2 lakh to the …

Delhi HC Left Aghast At Detention Of 72-Year Old In Violation Of Mental Health Act [Read Order]
7 years, 3 months ago

Delhi HC Left Aghast At Detention Of 72-Year Old In Violation Of Mental Health Act [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court recently censured a Magistrate and several mental health professionals for partaking in directing detention of a 72 year old man, Mr. Ram Kumar, by the Institute of Human Behavior and Allied Sciences without complying with provisions of the Mental Health Act, 1987.Mr. The Delhi High Court recently censured a Magistrate and several mental health professionals for …

Delhi HC Left Aghast At Detention Of 72-Year Old In Violation Of Mental Health Act [Read Order]
7 years, 3 months ago

Delhi HC Left Aghast At Detention Of 72-Year Old In Violation Of Mental Health Act [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court recently censured a Magistrate and several mental health professionals for partaking in directing detention of a 72 year old man, Mr. Ram Kumar, by the Institute of Human Behavior and Allied Sciences without complying with provisions of the Mental Health Act, 1987.Mr. The Delhi High Court recently censured a Magistrate and several mental health professionals for …

After Delhi HC Ire, Dist Court Issues Order For Fast Disposal Of Petitions Under Mental Health Act [Read Judgment & Order]
7 years, 7 months ago

After Delhi HC Ire, Dist Court Issues Order For Fast Disposal Of Petitions Under Mental Health Act [Read Judgment & Order]

Live Law  

Five months after the Delhi High Court criticised the conduct of a trial court in moving slowly on a petition of a man seeking permission to sell off property of his mentally-ill younger brother to meet his medical expenses, the District and Sessions judge has instructed all judicial officers to decide all such petitions within 90 days.An order issued by …

Mental Health: Centre should stop passing the buck and ensure rehabilitation of patients
8 years ago

Mental Health: Centre should stop passing the buck and ensure rehabilitation of patients

Firstpost  

The fact that there are so many cases that indicate similar circumstances in mental health institutions resulting in the violation of human rights, is a sound reason for the Centre to stop passing the buck, and begin formulating feasible guidelines for implementation. In February 2017, the Supreme Court asked the Union Health Ministry to formulate guidelines for the rehabilitation of …

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