Guardianship of Individuals with Special Needs : India’s Evolving Legal Regime
by Aditi Sharma† and Vatsal Singh††
Cite as: 2023 SCC OnLine Blog Exp 37
Mental Retardation
Can a foreigner claim right to be appointed as a guardian under National Trust for Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities Rules, 2000? Delhi High Court answers
The mere usage of the word “parent”, “relative” or “any person” in Section 14 of National Trust for the Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation, and Multiple Disabilities Act, 1999 does not convince this Court to conclude that a non-citizen could also claim a right to be appointed as a guardian of a person with a disability. Neither of those three expressions can be possibly understood as constituting a legislative intent to recognise foreign nationals as being entitled to be appointed as guardians.
Centre reconstitutes — Board of National trust for Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities
S.O. 1700(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (4) of the Section 3 of the National Trust for Welfare of