Judicial panel visits Thiruvananthapuram Mental Health Centre, expresses concern over vital infrastructure deficiencies

The Kerala High Court has expressed concerns over the state of infrastructure at the Thiruvananthapuram Mental Health Centre and issued directions to address the issues concerning patient care and management of the centre. A Division Bench consisting of Justices Devan Ramachandran and Basant Balaji, visited the centre and held that the issues have to be considered in the “context of the present era” rather than clinging to the “protocols of the past”.