The Supreme Court on Monday directed all states and Union Territories to submit reports within eight weeks on the implementation of its guidelines to tackle mental health issues and student suicides in educational institutions. A bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta also gave the Centre eight weeks to file a compliance affidavit outlining the steps taken to enforce these directions, as reported by news agency PTI.

The matter pertains to the court’s July 25 judgment, in which it had issued a set of 15 guidelines aimed at addressing the growing mental health crisis among students. During the hearing, the bench was informed that the Centre had earlier been instructed to submit a compliance report within 90 days. The court has now ordered that all states and Union Territori

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