-The Times of India NEW DELHI: In its path-breaking verdict linking right to life with right to die with dignity, the Supreme Court on Friday took the first step towards giving judicial support to the much canvassed proposition that it was inhuman to punish a distressed person who failed to end his life through suicide. Section 309 of IPC provides that "whoever attempts to commit suicide and does any act towards the...
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How the milestone was reached: From Common Cause PIL to case of nurse Aruna Shanbaug
-The Telegraph The chronology of events related to the Supreme Court verdict allowing a “living will” for passive euthanasia May 11, 2005: Supreme Court takes note of PIL filed by NGO Common Cause seeking permission to allow terminally ill persons to execute a living will for passive euthanasia. Court seeks the Centre’s response to the plea asking for declaration of “right to die with dignity” as a fundamental right under right to...
More »Right to live includes right to die: Supreme Court -Dhananjay Mahapatra and Amit Anand Choudhary
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: In a milestone verdict expanding the right to life to incorporate the right to die with dignity, the Supreme Court on Friday legalised passive euthanasia and approved 'living will' to provide terminally ill patients or those in persistent and incurable vegetative state (PVS) a dignified exit by refusing medical treatment or life support. The verdict, the latest in a string of boosts for individual freedoms by...
More »SC to lay down guidelines to protect inter-caste couples -Dhananjay Mahapatra
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it would lay down comprehensive guidelines to protect inter-faith, inter-caste and intra-gotra couples whose marriages are opposed by society in the name of tradition. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud reserved its verdict on an eight-year-old PIL filed by NGO ‘Shakti Vahini’ protesting against the violence unleashed against couples who...
More »March 31 deadline for Aadhaar linkage may be extended: Govt to Supreme Court
-PTI NEW DELHI: The deadline for mandatory linking of Aadhaar to avail various services and welfare schemes run by the government may be further extended beyond March 31, the Centre indicated in the Supreme Court on Tuesday. The Centre said that since some more time would be needed to conclude the prolonged hearing in the Aadhaar case, the government may extend the deadline from March 31. A five-judge Constitution bench comprising Chief Justice...
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