A judicial team consisting of Kerala High Court judges Devan Ramachandran and Basant Balaji visiting the Mental Health Centre in Peroorkada, Thiruvananthapuram, on Saturday.
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Justice Devan Ramachandran and Justice Basant Balaji of the Kerala High Court on Saturday (July 18, 2026) inspected the Mental Health Centre (MHC), Thiruvananthapuram, and its various facilities.They went on a detailed tour of the MHC and its campus sprawled over 26 acres, which houses several in-patient blocks, women’s wards as well as the high-security forensic block.Senior health officials who accompanied the judicial officers and team said that infrastructure deficiencies, shortage of staff to take care of patients, especially those who need personal care assistance, issues of safety and security of patients and lack of patient amenities were all presented before the judicial team.“They have promised to give necessary directives to the government as judicial orders,” a senior health official said.
A judicial team comprising Kerala High Court judges Devan Ramachandran and Basant Balaji holding a meeting at the Mental Health Centre in Peroorkada, Thiruvananthapuram, on Saturday.
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