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The Supreme Court, last week, directed amicus curiae Advocate Gaurav Agarwal to examine the issue of rehabilitation and welfare of women prisoners and their children, on a suo motu petition initiated by the Court in 2013. The Bench comprising Justice M.B. Lokur, Justice Kurian Joseph and Justice Deepak Gupta also directed Mr Surinder Rathi, Director of National Legal Services Authority of India (NALSA) to look into the issue of overcrowding of jails. Mr Rathi has further been directed to furnish figures on the population of jails where the occupancy is more than 150% as on 31 December 2017, as well as coordinate with the Member Secretaries of the State Legal Services Authorities to ascertain the number of vacant posts in major jails across the country. The suo motu Petition before the Court had been triggered by a letter written to the then Chief Justice of India by former CJI R.C. Lahoti, highlighting the disturbing conditions prevailing in 1382 prisons in India. The Bench has since … [Read more...] about Examine Measures For Rehabilitation Of Women Prisoners And Their Children: SC To Amicus Curiae [Read Order]

Share Tweet Plus One Pin It Email Print By: Ashok K.M May 8, 2018 10:08 am Change Font Size In our opinion, the matter has to be looked into far more dispassionately by the Shrine Board particularly since the Mule owners have been carrying pilgrims to the Shrine on a daily basis for several years, if not decades, the court said. The Supreme Court has asked Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board to look into the matter of rehabilitation of mule owners in a humanitarian manner. A bench of Justice Madan B Lokur and Justice Deepak Gupta observed thus as it was told by the ASG representing State of Jammu and Kashmir that a plan has been made for rehabilitation of Mule owners operating on the track between Katra town to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Ji Shrine and that the Shrine Board declined to part with any funds for the rehabilitation of Mule owners apparently on the ground that after a new track is inaugurated they do not require the services of the Mule owners. The bench … [Read more...] about Look Into Matter Of Rehabilitation Of Mule Owners In Humanitarian Manner, SC Tells Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board [Read Order]

Share Tweet Plus One Pin It Email Print By: PTI October 3, 2018 6:41 pm Change Font Size The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought reports within two weeks from state governments and Union Territories on the status of setting up rehabilitation homes for people with mental illness. Ten states and a UT have filed their response on the compliance of the Centre’s guidelines for setting up of rehabilitation homes for persons living with mental illness (who have been cured, or who do not need further hospitalization, or who are homeless or are not accepted by their families). A bench of Justices U U Lalit and D Y Chandrachud which issued fresh notice said that it will go into the merits of the case after all states and UTs have filed their responses in two weeks. Petitioner in-person advocate Gaurav Bansal said that more than 15,000 people are forced to stay with the mentally ill patients. He said that except for few, many states and UTs have not complied with the order … [Read more...] about Rehabilitation Homes For Mentally Ill People: SC Seeks Status Report From States And UTs

Share Tweet Plus One Pin It Email Print By: PTI October 3, 2018 6:41 pm Change Font Size The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought reports within two weeks from state governments and Union Territories on the status of setting up rehabilitation homes for people with mental illness. Ten states and a UT have filed their response on the compliance of the Centre’s guidelines for setting up of rehabilitation homes for persons living with mental illness (who have been cured, or who do not need further hospitalization, or who are homeless or are not accepted by their families). A bench of Justices U U Lalit and D Y Chandrachud which issued fresh notice said that it will go into the merits of the case after all states and UTs have filed their responses in two weeks. Petitioner in-person advocate Gaurav Bansal said that more than 15,000 people are forced to stay with the mentally ill patients. He said that except for few, many states and UTs have not complied with the order … [Read more...] about Rehabilitation Homes For Mentally Ill Persons: SC Seeks Status Report From States And UTs

By: LIVELAW NEWS NETWORK 4 March 2019 1:24 PM GMT The Supreme Court has issued some directives for rehabilitation of those who are cured of mental illness but still languishing in asylums due to unwillingness of their families to take them back. In July 2017, the Supreme Court had issued an order emphasizing the need for setting up rehabilitation homes for persons (i) living with mental illnesses who have been cured; (ii) who do not need further hospitalization; (iii) who are homeless; and (iv) who are not accepted by their familiesThe bench comprising Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice Hemant Gupta were considering Contempt petitions that were initiated on the ground that there was non-compliance by some of the State Governments and the Union Territories. The Union of India submitted a note containing a set of guidelines containing an enabling framework for State Governments and Union Territories in ensuring the setting up of 'Halfway Homes' and 'Long Stay … [Read more...] about Rehabilitation Of Cured Mental Patients: SC Issues Further Directions [Read Order]