A three-judge bench le by Justice Rohinton Nariman is hearing a plea regarding suicides in the IITs. Adv Gaurav Bhansal says a committee by the Ministry of HRD was put in place to look into the causes of suicide
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Adv Bhansal says the committee suggested the students with early warning signs should be counselled.
Justice Nariman: Counsel, the authorities are alive to the problem.
Adv Bhansal: The committee said the report found that students who were not happy with their academic achievements were more prone to this. I had filed an RTI citing the number of suicide deaths.
Bhansal: Since 2012 the committee forwarded the report to MHRD and since then it is gathering dust. In last 5 years the suicide rates have gone up. Section 29 of Mental Healthcare Act deals with promotion of mental health
Justice Nariman: here you are speaking only about IIT
Justice Nariman: We have heard you. Its an utterly frivolous petition. Now the question is how much cost should be imposed on you.
Top court dismisses the plea with costs.
Rs 10,000 costs ordered to be deposited with SC legal services committee.
Matter over
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