IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI MONDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY ONE :PRESENT: सिल्हेत THE HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI ARUP KUMAR GOSWAMI AND THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NINALA JAYASURYA

WP (PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION) NO: 113 OF 2021

Between:

IN RE, (based on the e-mail from drramanand@ yahoo.co.in of Sri Professor Dr.Ramanand Satapathy, MD, Govt. Hospital for Mental Care, Visakhaptnam M.No.9848212220)

AND

• 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Chief Secretary, AP Secretariat, Velagapudi, Guntur District.
• 2. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Home Department, AP Secretariat, Velagapudi, Guntur District.
• 3. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Medical and
• The State of Andrira Pracesh, Rep. by its Enhibition State of Andrira Pracesh, Nep. by its Enhibition State of Andrira Pracesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Women and Child Welfare Department, AP Secretari
• 5. The Director General of Police, Mangalagiri, Guntur.
• The Commissioner of Health and Family Welfare, 2nd Floor, B-Block, Himagna Towers, D.No.189, LIC Colony Adda Road, Saipuram Colony, One Center, Gollapudi, Vijayawada Rural, Krishna Dt., Andhra Pradesh.

Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India pleased to issue a Writ, order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus to direct the respondent authorities to take the responsibility of the mentally ill patients wandering on the streets within the jurisdiction of the concerned police stations in accordance with the Mental Healthcare Act 2017 since the homeless mentally ill persons needs to be admitted in the hospitals for their better treatment as guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India.

The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Petition and the affidavit filed in support thereof and upon hearing the arguments of Sri Kasa Jagan Mohan Reddy, Special Government Pleader for Respondents, the Court made the following

ORDER:

(Through Video Conferencing)

Heard Mr. Kasa Jagan Mohan Reddy, learned Special Government Pleader appearing for the respondents.

Mr. G. Rama Gopal, learned counsel, is appointed as Amicus Curiae in this case.

Registry will furnish all the requisite papers to the learned Amicus Curiae and list this case after two weeks.

ANUME

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• 1. The Chief Secretary, State of Andhra Pradesh, AP Secretariat, Velagapudi, Guntur District.

• Guntur District. The Principal Secretary, Home Department, State of Andhra Pradesh, AP<br>Secretariat, Velagapudi, Guntur District. The Principal Secretary, Medical and Health Department

• Papers also supplied along with the copy) (OUT)

• 9. One spare copy

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DATED:12/07/2021

ORDER

WP(PIL).No.113 of 2021

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