“Institutional framework in National Trust Act not confined only to persons with autism, cerebral palsy, and mental retardation”; Madras High Court allows appointment of legal guardian for schizophrenic woman
Madras High Court stated that the expression “person suffering from multiple disability” under 1999 Act will be equivalent in meaning to “person with benchmark disability” under Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016. Thus, allowed the petitioner to be appointed as a guardian to her sister, suffering from schizophrenia.
