WRIT - C No. 10898 of 2024 at Lucknow

Page No. 1 of 15 Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:31423-DB A.F.R. High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Lucknow ***** Reserved on : 07.05.2025 Delivered on : 27.05.2025 Court No. - 2 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 10898 of 2024 Petitioner :- Saurabh Mishra Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Of Medical Health And Family Welfare U.P. Lko. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Surendra Singh Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Rajan Roy,J. Hon'ble Om Prakash Shukla,J. (Per : Om Prakash Shukla, J.) (1) Heard Shri Surendra Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the State/respondents no. 1 to 3. (2) The petitioner has invoked the writ jurisdiction of this Court, seeking direction to quash the impugned order dated 16.11.2024 passed by the opposite party no.2-Mansik Swasthya Punarvilokan Board, Barabanki (hereinafter referred to as ‘Board’), whereby the application filed by the petitioner under Section 14 of the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 (hereinafter referred to as ‘MH Act, 2017) came to be rejected on the ground that the petitioner had a criminal history of two cases, therefore, the petitioner cannot be appointed as a representative