New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to monitor all concerned authorities with respect to the health treatment of persons placed in (or near) faith-based ‘mental asylums’.

A bench of Justices PS Narasimha and R Mahadevan transferred a 2018 plea that sought directions for the immediate release, care and treatment of persons with mental illness confined in a faith-based asylum at Badaun, Uttar Pradesh, to the NHRC.

Additionally, the plea had also sought directions to all concerned state authorities to implement the provisions of the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017, including the establishment of authorities, boards, rules, and regulations under the Act. Show Full Article

“We are of the opinion that interest of justice will be subserved

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