HIGH COURT FEBRUARY 2025 WEEKLY ROUNDUP | Stories on BAAZI Trade Mark; Fake Court Hearing Scam; LawSikho’s Defamation; and more
A quick legal roundup to cover important stories from all High Courts this week.
Mental Healthcare Act
Delhi High Court dismisses appeal filed against PM, Home Minister and Minister of Communications Alleging False Oaths and Anti-national Act of Terrorism
The appellant alleged that the Prime Minister, Home Minister and Minister of Communications have taken false oaths of allegiance to the Constitution of India, and they had attempted an antinational act of terrorism by attempting to kill the appellant as pilot-in-command of flight AI 459 on 08-07-2018.
Mental Healthcare Act and Disabilities Act provide for appointment of guardian for people with disabilities, but nothing about person in comatose state: Allahabad HC
Allahabad High Court said that any relative or friend of the person lying in comatose state points out that guardian is not acting in the best interest of the person lying in comatose state, such person will also have the locus to approach this Court for issuance of proper direction and for removal of the guardian.
Delhi High Court dismisses PIL seeking implementation of Mental Healthcare Act in educational institutions
The Court passed no further orders considering the information provided in the Status Report and the measures taken by the authorities concerned towards the implementation of the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017.
Kerala High Court directs sensitizing Police Officers for effective compliance of Mental Healthcare Act 2017
Kerala High Court said that a fair and impartial trial is an insegregable facet of Article 21 which aims that the accused is not prejudiced, injustice is ostracised and fairness is not hampered in the interest of the accused, victim and society.
[High Court Monthly Round Up] | December 2022 | 100 + Legal Stories including U.P ULB elections; PIL against Koffee with Karan; Bail to journalist Siddique Kappan; Right to be forgotten; Sexual harassment at workplace; Trade mark infringement cases and more
A quick legal roundup to cover important stories from all High Courts in December 2022
Guardian for the Material Affairs of an Adult
by Shrinivas Deshmukh†
Manipur HC |Non-establishment of mental health establishments has put mentally ill persons to hardship: HC directs State Govt. to implement Mental Healthcare Act
Manipur High Court: A Division Bench of Ramalingam Sudhakar, CJ and Kh. Nobin Singh, J., addressed a Public Interest Litigation concerning the implementation