Patna HC Grants Last Opportunity To State Govt To File Reply On Implementation Of Provisions Of Mental Healthcare Act In Bihar

The Patna High Court has granted 'one last opportunity' to the Bihar Government to file its response by April 7 over the implementation of the provisions of the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 in the state.The Bench of Chief Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice S. Kumar has also asked the Union of India to file an affidavit and specify as to whether each one of the statutory provisions and the. The Patna High Court has granted 'one last opportunity' to the Bihar Government to file its response by April 7 over the implementation of the provisions of the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 in the state. Now, on April 1, while hearing the matter and after persuing the affidavit filed by the State Government, the Court underscored the following points related to the Act and its implementation: - Whether there is any mechanism in place dealing with the mandatory requirements of the statute or directives whereby and whereunder the person has a right to specify in advance the manner in which he wishes to be cared for and not to be cared for and treated for a mental illness and whether an Online Register as mandated by Section 7 has been set up and is being duly maintained? Also, it is not clear as to whether the provisions of Section 62 of the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 stands complied with or not?.