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The respondent revealed that the process of framing of Rules under the 2017 Act was underway and requested four weeks\u2019 time for finalization and notification of the Rules.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Taking into account Section 27 of the 2017 Act, the Court held that every Magistrate, police officer and person in-charge of such custodial institution has a duty to inform the person suffering from mental ailment that he\/she was entitled to free legal services under the 1987 Act.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Considering that no orientation programme for making Judicial Officers aware of this statutory duty was undertaken by the Chandigarh Judicial Academy or any other institution, including the Legal Aid institutions, the Court directed the Registry to inform the Chandigarh Judicial Academy; the State Legal Services Authorities of the States of Punjab and Haryana; Union Territory Chandigarh as well as the High Court Legal Services Committee, to take appropriate steps in that regard.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The Court directed the Registry to implead Union of India through the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare as party to the petition. Further, the Court requested Additional Solicitor General of India, to file reply on the point that there is no notification by the Government of India for constitution of Medical Health Review Board under Section 73 of the 2017 Act for Union Territory, Chandigarh.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The matter is next listed on 4-9-2025.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">[<span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #632423;\">Pushpanjali Trust v. State of Punjab, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/6U1Wx8Xk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2025 SCC OnLine P&amp;H 4804<\/a>, decided on 24-7-2025<\/span>]<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Advocates who appeared in this case :<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 18pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">For the Petitioner:<\/span> Aditya Rametra, Managing Trustee<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 18pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">For the Respondents:<\/span> Salil Sabhlok, Addl. Advocate General and Deepak Balyan, Addl. 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