Showing posts with label Pensioner with Mental Disability. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pensioner with Mental Disability. Show all posts

Thursday, August 29, 2019

Gurubax Singh Vs. The Chief Manager, Syndicate Bank | Case No. 279/1143/2018/05/9576-80 | Dated: 29.08.2018

Gurubax Singh Vs. The Chief Manager, Syndicate Bank | Case No. 279/1143/2018/05/9576-80 | Dated: 29.08.2018 Pensioner acquired mental health issues (dementia) and Bank denied to withdrawal of pension by family member without appointment of legal guardian by a competent court. The new Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016 has removed the plenary guardianship from the statute book. It only allows supported decision making and has introduced a concept of 'limited guardian' to help the person with disability to take legally binding decisions. The state has not created a mechanism for supporting such a person, however and people in precarious conditions such as in the present case, are suffering. Here is the judgement which partially tries to raise awareness.