TN Govt to hold periodic inspection of mental health centres: Madras HC
CHENNAI: To protect the public interest and ensure standard mental health care, the Madras High Court directed the state government to conduct routine inspections of all mental health and de-addiction centres operating in the state.
Justice SM Subramaniam recently issued an order stating that rehabilitation or de-addiction institutes can not be run without the necessary approval and license. The district social welfare officer is required to take the necessary steps. “Periodical inspection of such institutions is essential in order to safeguard public interest,” he said.
The directive was given in response to a petition by Syed Ali Fathima filed in 2014 after her husband passed away at the facility. In her petition, she demanded that the license of Ever Green Rehabilitation Center in Chennai's suburb of Manimangalam should be revoked. The complainant sought compensation of Rs. 10 lakh for her family, reports The Indian Express.
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