The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea seeking a direction to the Centre to set up a cadre of trained psychological counsellors in Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) to ensure the mental health of forces while on duty.
A bench comprising justices S. Abdul Nazeer and Krishna Murari, however, permitted petitioners — Mahabir Singh and Unnikrihshnan Thirooli — to give a representation to the Union Health Ministry to this effect.
Besides seeking setting up of a non-uniformed cadre of trained psychological counsellors for CAPF, the PIL filed by the two former members of the CAPF had also sought a direction to the government to periodically carry out certain mental health assessments of personnel in the forces.
