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Ker. HC Grants Bail to Psychiatric Patient Citing Further Detention Would Adversely Affect His Illnes(15.09.2022)
Kerala High Court while granting bail to accused suffering from psychotic illness, stated that since major part of the investigation is over and the p.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Psychotic Illness, Detention
Mental Illness of Death Row Convicts Ground to Spare Them from Execution by Hanging : SC(19.04.2019)
Supreme Court has said that, mental illness of people on death row, if developed post conviction, would be a mitigating factor for appellate courts fo.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Mental Illness
Delhi HC Seeks Centre's Response on Petition for Inclusion of Severe Mental Illness as Comorbidity(16.03.2021)
Delhi High Court has sought the Centre's response on a petition seeking directions for the inclusion of mental illnesses in the classification of como.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Inclusion of Severe Mental Illness as Comorbidity
Supreme Court: Every Person With Mental Illness Shall Have a Right to Live With Dignity(03.06.2019)
Supreme Court has barred the execution of a person if he develops a mental illness and loses cognitive power during post-conviction imprisonment in a.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Mental Illness
Mad. HC: State Bound to Take Care of Adults With Mental Health Illness and No Family Support(12.06.2024)
Madras High Court while directing the State to provide lifelong accommodation and medicare to a 20 year old mentally disabled man, has observed that p.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Parens Patrie Jurisdiction, Mental Health Illness
Mad. HC: State Bound to Take Care of Adults With Mental Health Illness and No Family Support(12.06.2024)
Madras High Court while directing the State to provide lifelong accommodation and medicare to a 20 year old mentally disabled man, has observed that p.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Parens Patrie Jurisdiction, Mental Health Illness
Delhi HC: Concealing Mental Illness & Abortion Amounts to ‘Cruelty’(30.11.2016)
Delhi High Court has termed concealing mental illness and termination of pregnancy a ground for divorce as it amounts to cruelty.
Tags : Delhi High Court, Mental Illness, Abortion, Cruelty
#Major Changes Implementing From Today: New Health Insurance Rules to be Implemented(01.10.2020)
New health insurance rules to be introduced post-COVID-19 inclusion will make 17 permanent illnesses outside the cover.
Tags : Health Insurance Rules, 17 Illnesses
Gujarat HC: Depression Can be Classified as 'Serious Illness' in COVID's Context(03.09.2021)
Gujarat High Court has set aside the order and decision of a government college to cancel the registration and admission of a student as he failed to .....
Tags : Gujarat High Court, Depression, Serious Illness
International Cases
When a judge decides that, an accused is not mentally fit to stand trial, it is then necessary to consider whether accused may become fit within six months(08.08.2019)
In present matter, on 29 July, 2019, the accused appeared at a hearing to determine whether he was fit to be tried. Reports obtained by the Court conc.....
Tags : Mental illness, Trial, Adjournment
Top Story
Supreme Court allows passive euthanasia, issues guidelines(09.03.2018)
The Supreme Court while holding that right to live with dignity is a fundamental right has allowed passive euthanasia for terminally-ill patients. The.....
Tags : Illness, Passive Euthanasia, Fundamental right