The Court directed the State of Maharashtra to discontinue the practice of shifting mentally ill patients from institutions to Beggar Homes/ Custodial Homes on the ground that it was counterproductive to Section 104 of the Mental Healthcare Act.
The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Police to take a 32-years-old, physically violent Schizophrenia patient to the Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences under Section 100 (responsibilities of other agencies) of the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017.
The petition has been filed by Advocate and Mental Health Activist Gaurav Kumar Bansal seeking framing of regulations for maintaining the minimum standard in the mental health establishments under the Mental Healthcare Act.