Top Legal Developments This Week [6-12th April, 2026] | Justice Yashwant Varma’s Resignation; Revised VDA Rates; Sathankulam Custodial Deaths; and more
A quick roundup to cover all the important legal developments and cases this week.
Mental Healthcare
Central Mental Health Authority notifies Classification and Categories of Mental Healthcare Establishments
The amendment aims to strengthen and streamline the functioning of mental health services in India by enhancing accessibility, ensuring better regulation, and improving the overall quality of care.
Bombay High Court issues directions to State highlighting the non-implementation of the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 in the State of Maharashtra
Bombay High Court: In a PIL filed highlighting serious issues of the non-implementation of the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017, in
Mental health of a person and/or treatment of those who are in need, more so during the time of Covid-19, is the least priority of the State Government: Patna HC
Patna High Court: The Division Bench of Sanjay Karol, CJ and S. Kumar, J., directed the Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar to
Mental Healthcare through Government Schemes
As per the National Mental Health Survey, 2016, the prevalence of mental disorders in adults over the age of 18 years is