Supreme Court · 2018 INSC 223 · Decided 9 March 2018
Common Cause (A REGD. Society) v. Union of India & Another
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2018 INSC 223 · [2018] 6 S.C.R. 1
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 215/2005
- Decided
- 9 March 2018
- Bench
- DIPAK MISRA, A.K. SIKRI, D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, A.M. KHANWILKAR, ASHOK BHUSHAN (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 21
Headnote
Constitution of India - Art.21 - Passive Euthanasia - Right to die with dignity - Held: The right to life with dignity includes the smoothening of the process of dying is in a vegetative state or is living exclusively by the administration of artificial aid that prolongs the life by arresting the dignified and inevitable process of dying - Here, the issue of choice also comes in - Such a right should come within the ambit of Art.21 of the
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