Does failure to disclose mental disorder before marriage constitute perpetration of fraud so as to grant divorce? Del HC decides
Delhi High Court: While stating that, Marriage is not made of only happy memories and good times, and two people in a
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Karnataka High Court calls person committing suicide a ‘weakling’! Don’t diminish the gravity of mental health issues, says SC
“How an individual copes up with a threat- both physical and emotional, expressing (or refraining to express) love, loss, sorrow and happiness, varies greatly in view of the multi-faceted nature of the human mind and emotions.”
[Mental Health] Ker HC | “Good Samaritans are absent”; HC issues detailed directions for handling cases of mentally ill prisoners where family/friends shows reluctance to take their custody
Kerala High Court: V.G. Arun, J., addressed the instant suo motu case pertaining to the plight of mentally ill remand prisoners who
Chh HC | Pregnancy which is caused by rape would presume to cause grave injury to mental health of the pregnant woman; Right to make reproductive choices is a dimension of ‘personal liberty’
Chhattisgarh High Court: Goutam Bhaduri, J., allowed the petition and directed termination of pregnancy. The instant petition was filed seeking termination of
UK SC | Can damages be recovered for “consequences” of having committed a crime during a serious psychotic episode? Detailed Report
Supreme Court of United Kingdom: In the instant appeal where the issue was whether the claimant can recover damages for the “consequences”
Bom HC | “Abortion is often the only way out in a very difficult situation for a woman”; Medical termination of pregnancy beyond 20 weeks can be permitted only on limited grounds
Can Medical Termination of Pregnancy be allowed beyond 20 weeks gestation period? Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of Ujjal Bhuyan and R.I.
Tri HC | 20-weeks pregnancy of 12-year old rape victim to be terminated in response to necessity created by human emergency
Tripura High Court: S. Talapatra, J., in his own words, departed from Section 3(2)(b) of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971 and
DSNLU| Seminar on Mental Health – 7th March 2019
Reported by T Krishna Saketh
Coordination Committees to submit compliance report on maintenance of mental asylums and nursing homes
Supreme Court: In the petition dealing with the welfare of the mentally ill persons, the Court said that the Persons with Disabilities