Like children, vulnerable elderly need a State-led care and protection mechanism: Karnataka High Court
Taking note of increasing litigations related to the violation of the rights of senior citizens, the High Court of Karnataka has directed the State government to examine the feasibility of creating a comprehensive policy or legislative framework for “senior citizens in need of…
- ▪Taking note of increasing litigations related to the violation of the rights of senior citizens, the High Court of Karnataka has directed the State government to examine the feasibility of creating a comprehensive policy or legislative fram
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Taking note of increasing litigations related to the violation of the rights of senior citizens, the High Court of Karnataka has directed the State government to examine the feasibility of creating a comprehensive policy or legislative framework for “senior citizens in need of care and protection”, broadly modelled on the lines of protection given to minors through the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015.Mysuru incidentThe court also directed the Mysuru district administration to admit a 74-year-old woman, suffering from gangrene and other age-related ailments, and who was not adequately taken care of by her children, to a government hospital and to provide her with all necessary treatment and care entirely at the cost of the government.
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