C.W.P. No.13411 of 2011 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No.13411 of 2011 Date of Decision.28.07.2011 Mohini Devi widow of Sh. Raj Kumar resident of village Maujgarh, Tehsil Abohar, District Ferojpur .....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab through Secretary, Department of Home, Civil Secretariat, Punjab, Chandigarh and others .....Respondents Present: Mr. Maninder Arora, Advocate for the petitioner. CORAM:HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. KANNAN 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment ? No 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not ? No 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? No -.- K. KANNAN J.(ORAL) 1. The petitioner seeks for direction to respondent Nos.1 to 4 to protect the property of one Ram Kumar, who is said to be of unsound mind. On a query to the counsel about the nature of mental illness, he states that Ram Kumar is mentally retarded. In relation to management of property belonging to mentally retarded persons, the appropriate reliefs could be obtained under the provisions contained in the The National Trust for the Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities Act, 1999. The Act envisages an empowered committee which can give appropriate directions for management of property and protection of the person, who is mentally retarded. There is also a prayer for appointment of a guardian and receiver of the property, which can be effectively dealt with in the said Act. It appears that the petitioner has already filed a C.W.P. No.13411 of 2011 -2- petition for habeas corpus before this Court for production of the person, who is said to be in the wrongful custody. There is no need, therefore, to duplicate any relief in this writ petition also. In view of the fact that there are substantial provisions under the above said Act for taking effective steps, I do not think any intervention through a direction under Article 226 is necessary. 2. The writ petition is dismissed. (K. KANNAN) JUDGE July 28, 2011 Pankaj*