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Application stands disposed of."

5. Having regard to the directions passed by this Court and with a view to protect the privacy of the child, we have referred to the patient in question as Ms. „X‟.

6. As per the short affidavit, both the daughters of the petitioner and respondent no.2 have been staying with respondent no.2 since 1998. It has been stated that respondent no.2 has been responsible for their overall well-being and both the daughters are well-educated. The short affidavit reveals that in the year 2007, Ms. „X‟ started to show symptoms of a psychiatric disorder and in 2008 was diagnosed with Paranoid Schizophrenia by two leading Psychiatrists in Delhi. It is stated that Schizophrenia is a severe, debilitating brain disorder that can cause people to see the world in unusual ways and people with Schizophrenia often believe that other people can read their thoughts or are planning to harm them, they may hear voices that are not there and may experience visual hallucinations. It is stated that due to their altered perception of reality, patients of Schizophrenia often say things which are a product of the patient‟s imagination. Schizophrenia is not only hard for the person suffering from it, but it also takes a toll on the family as well. It is stated that immediately upon her diagnosis, the respondent no.2 began her treatment under various leading Psychiatrists in India including a specialist from AIIMS. True copy of the OPD Card of Ms. „X‟ issued by AIIMS has been filed.

8. Respondent no.2 has pointed out that he travelled to London with his daughter where she was admitted to the Nightingale Hospital on 22.01.2015 under Dr. James Arkell (Consultant and Psychiatrist). It has also further been pointed out that Ms. „X‟ went through psychiatric treatment for depression and Paranoid Schizophrenia at the Nightingale Hospital for almost six weeks and showed considerable signs of improvement in her medical condition. She was discharged from the Nightingale Hospital on 03.03.2015. Upon her discharge, however, she expressed a desire to continue to stay in London and undergo a course at the London School of Publishing. As per her wish, she was enrolled for a ten week Sub-editing Course at the London School of Publishing on 30.03.2015 which she subsequently completed in July, 2015 with 65% marks. Besides attending the course in Sub-editing, she also got enrolled for lessons in music from Ms. Ida Griffiths, a teacher of contemporary music. True copy of the e-mail dated 01.07.2015 issued by the London School of Publishing informing her that she had passed her course has been filed. It is stated that during this period of her stay, at the instance of his daughter, the respondent no.2 arranged a hotel room for her at Washington Hotel at London, a hotel owned by the friend of respondent no.2 in order to make her stay comfortable and convenient. It is during this period that she continued to undergo treatment under Dr. Arkell at Nightingale Hospital and continued to consult him on a weekly basis.

9. It has been stated that after completing the course in Sub-editing, Ms. „X‟ expressed interest in staying on in London and pursuing another course at the London School of Contemporary Music and got enrolled for the same. The course was for a duration of eight weeks and was to commence from 21.07.2015. True copy of letter dated 27.05.2015 issued by London School of Contemporary Music informing Ms. „X‟ of her enrolment has been filed. Ms. „X‟ returned to India on 29.06.2015 only to return to U.K. on 09.07.2015 on a student visa to pursue the course in music. It is stated that as she wanted to now stay in a student accommodation, the respondent no.2 made arrangements for her stay at a student accommodation called Nido Apartments located at Kings Cross, London. During this time, she was in touch with her mother and interacted with her over telephone and e-mail. The course at the music school commenced on 21.07.2015. It is stated that on the same day, she sent various Whatsapp messages to respondent no.2 which suggested that she had suffered a relapse and had started to once again show symptoms of Paranoid Schizophrenia. It was subsequent to this relapse that the respondent no.2 learnt that it was at the instance of the petitioner that Ms. „X‟ had stopped taking medication since the petitioner convinced her to believe that she was perfectly fine and in need of no treatment. True copies of the Whatsapp messages sent by Ms. „X‟ to respondent no.2 have been filed.

20. Respondent no.2 has claimed that Ms.X exhibited symptoms of a psychiatric disorder since the year 2007 and was diagnosed with paranoid Schizophrenia in the year 2008. A true copy of the OPD card of Ms.X, issued by AIIMS, dated 12.12.2012 has been placed on record.

21. The petitioner, who is the mother of Ms.X, has made the following prayers in the present writ petition:

a) Directing Respondent No.1 to 2 to produce the daughter of the petitioner i.e. Astha Sharma, a major, presently forced to undergo Mental Healthcare and presently admitted in Nightingale Hospital for Mental Health, Room No.28, Ground Floor, 11-19 Lisson Grove, Marleybone, London, United Kingdom without her wishes and in a very hostile environment, also facing harassment-physical and mental, before this Hon‟ble Court to determine the propriety of her confinement to the Nightingale Hospital in London and to get a clear opinion of Astha Sharma for the same;