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
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
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
After Week/Month/Vacation
After Week/Month/Vacation
| Date | Purpose |
|---|---|
| 21-Aug-2017 | After Week/Month/Vacation |
| 21-Jul-2017 | After Week/Month/Vacation |
Orders
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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