Sc Seeks Compliance Report on Student Mental Health Rules

xNew Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday directed all States and Union Territories to inform it within eight weeks about the steps taken to implement the guidelines it had issued to address mental health issues and prevent suicides among students in educational institutions.

A two-judge Bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta also granted the Centre eight weeks to file a compliance affidavit detailing the measures taken to enforce these guidelines.

The court was hearing a matter related to the implementation of directions issued in its July 25 judgment, which laid down a framework for mental health support and student protection in educational institutions.

In that verdict, the apex court had directed all States

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