Supreme Court · 2011 INSC 67 · Decided 24 January 2011
Aruna Ramchandra Shanbaug v. Union of India and Ors .
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2011 INSC 67 · [2011] 2 S.C.R. 869
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 115/2009
- Decided
- 24 January 2011
- Bench
- MARKANDEY KATJU, GYAN SUDHA MISRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Hearing Adjourned
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 32
Headnote
Euthanasia/mercy killing: Plea for- Writ petition u/Article 32 of the Constitution on behalf of the petitioner by a next friend A B - A/legation in the writ petition was that the 60 years ·old C petitioner, who was being looked after by the KEM hospital staff, was if/ a persistent years due to brain injury - Prayer for mercy killing on the ground that there was not a slightest possibility of any improvement in her condition and, therefore, the respondents should be directed to stop D feeding the petitioner and allow her to die peacefully- Affidavit by the Head of the
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