IN RE: DEATH OF 25 CHAINED INMATES IN ASYLUM FIRE IN TAMIL NADU vs UNION OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS SECRETARY — W.P.(C) No. 334/2001

Case under Section PIL-W. Status: DISPOSED.

CNR: SCIN010600922001

DISPOSED

Filing Date

01-Jan-1900

Registration No

W.P.(C) No. 334/2001

Diary Number

60092/2001

Order Date

21-Aug-2017

Document Type

ROP - of Main Case

Disposal Type

Disposed Off

Data as of 15-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Section PIL-W

Petitioner(s)

IN RE: DEATH OF 25 CHAINED INMATES IN ASYLUM FIRE IN TAMIL NADU

Adv. PRANAB KUMAR MULLICK[P-1]

Respondent(s)

UNION OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS SECRETARY

Adv. TARA CHANDRA SHARMA (Dead / Retired / Elevated) [R-1] GURMEET SINGH MAKKER[R-1] NIRANJANA SINGH (Dead / Retired / Elevated) [R-1] J. P. DHANDA[R-1] MUKESH K. GIRI[R-1] SIBO SANKAR MISHRA (Dead / Retired / Elevated) [R-1] RACHANA SRIVASTAVA (Dead / Retired / Elevated) [R-1] JAGJIT SINGH CHHABRA[R-1] RAJESH SRIVASTAVA[R-1] NARESH K. SHARMA[R-1] MISHRA SAURABH (Dead / Retired / Elevated) [R-1] P. V. YOGESWARAN[R-1] REVATHY RAGHAVAN[R-1] GOPAL PRASAD[R-1] R. NEDUMARAN (Dead / Retired / Elevated) [R-1] RAJ SINGH RANA[R-1] CORPORATE LAW GROUP[R-1] PRAGATI NEEKHRA[R-1] JATINDER KUMAR BHATIA[R-1] GOPAL SINGH[R-1] ANIP SACHTHEY (Dead / Retired / Elevated) [R-1] SUMITA HAZARIKA[R-1] HEMANTIKA WAHI[R-1] C. K. SUCHARITA[R-1] ANIRUDDHA P. MAYEE (Dead / Retired / Elevated) [R-1] KAMINI JAISWAL[R-1] B. BALAJI (Dead / Retired / Elevated) [R-1] PRADEEP MISRA[R-1] MOHIT D. RAM[R-1] ARPUTHAM ARUNA AND CO[R-1] CHANCHAL KUMAR GANGULI V. G. PRAGASAM (Dead / Retired / Elevated) [R-1] C. D. SINGH (Dead / Retired / Elevated) [R-1] LAWYER S KNIT & CO[R-1] JOGY SCARIA[R-1] PRAMOD DAYAL[R-1] G. INDIRA[R-1] T. V. RATNAM[R-1] RANJAN MUKHERJEE[R-1] SHIV PRAKASH PANDEY[R-1] ANIL SHRIVASTAV[R-1] JAVED MAHMUD RAO[R-1] VIPIN NAIR[R-1] B. S. BANTHIA (Dead / Retired / Elevated) [R-1]

Hearing History

Judge: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAGDISH SINGH KHEHAR and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D.Y. CHANDRACHUD

21-Aug-2017

After Week/Month/Vacation

21-Jul-2017

After Week/Month/Vacation

Orders

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casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary W.P.(C) No.334/2001: In Re Death of 25 Chained Inmates in Asylum Fire in Tamil Nadu This public interest petition, filed in 2001 following a fatal asylum fire in Tamil Nadu, was disposed on August 21, 2017. The Court held that Parliament's enactment of the Mental Health Care Act, 2017 (assented April 7, 2017) substantially satisfied the petition's prayers. However, the Court directed the Union of India and State Governments to implement previous court directions from April 12, 2002, requiring establishment of dedicated mental health hospitals and regulatory frameworks for mental health services, subject to resource availability. The Court also left open the possibility for the amicus curiae to separately challenge provisions of the 2017 Act if advised. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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