The Supreme Court on Tuesday transferred a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking effective implementation of the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) , directing the rights body to oversee compliance with the law across the country.

A Bench of Justices P.S. Narasimha and R. Mahadevan was hearing a petition filed in 2018 by advocate Gaurav Kumar Bansal , which sought the enforcement of statutory safeguards and rights of persons with mental illnesses. The court noted that while statutory authorities have been constituted under the Act, several broader issues raised in the PIL would also need continuous oversight.

“The National Human Rights Commission shall monitor the implementation of the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017, and the prayers made in

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