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Looking for an advocate specialising in the Mental Healthcare Act 2017
I had a long-standing disagreeement and misunderstanding with parents (domestic matters). Instead of settling the matter with the court or the police if needed, they tried (or still trying) to portray me as mentally unsound and require treatment, since I do not comply to their narrative. I was forcibly institutionalised for 25 days psychiatric confinment with no proper grounds. I have registered a complaint against the practioners and the establishment to the Mental Health Review Board as per sec 73 of the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017. I have some queries and wish to talk to an advocate who has specialised or dealt in the provisions of the Mental Health Care Act, 2017 (especially in the following sections/chapters of the act — Chapter 3: Advance Directive; Chapter 4: Nominated Representative; Chapter 11: Mental Health Review Boards; Sec 89- Forced Admissions)
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Best of luck
You will not find any lawyer who only specialises in field of mental health
you can engage any lawyer from this website for phone consultation
3) For forced admissiinThe individual must be diagnosed with a mental illness and be deemed a danger to themselves or others, or be incapable of caring for themselves due to their mental illness.
4) Involuntary admission often requires an application from a relative, friend, or in some cases, the police, along with medical certificates from at least two doctors.
- As per law, none having right to force you to take medical treatment against your consent
- You can file a complaint against them before the police and also before the Indian Medical Board against the
said practitioners .
- As per Supreme Court in the matter of Common Cause versus Union of India , a competent adult of sound mind has the right to refuse medical treatment—even if it leads to death—subject to certain safeguards.
- You can contact any lawyer of this website for the said work.
Dear Sir,
You are suggested to go the link talk to a lawyer and get an advocate of your choice from this platform. Get one to one discussion with the concerned lawyer and then decide the action.
You need a lawyer with experience in the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017, especially in areas like forced admissions (Sec 89), Advance Directives (Ch. 3), Nominated Representatives (Ch. 4), and Review Boards (Ch. 11).
Since you've already filed a complaint under Section 73, a specialized advocate can help you:
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Challenge the legality of your confinement
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Represent you before the Mental Health Review Board
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Protect your rights from further misuse of the law
Action Steps:
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Contact the Punjab State Legal Services Authority (SLSA) or District Bar Association to locate mental health law specialists.
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Alternatively, seek help from human rights NGOs or lawyers listed on legal platforms like LawRato, iPleaders, or Bar & Bench with a focus on mental health rights.
Let me know your city, and I can help search for names.
