Supreme Court of India

Common Cause (a Regd. Society) v. Union of India

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Reported as [2023] 1 S.C.R. 1137
Bench K.M. Joseph, Ajay Rastogi, Aniruddha Bose, Hrishikesh Roy and C.T. Ra Vikumar JJ.
Decided 24 January 2023

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Constitution of India – Right of the person to die with digni ty – Advanced directives – Application seeking clarif ication of the judgment in Common Cause ( Registered Society) v. Union of India (2018) 5 SCC 1: [2018] 6 SCR 1 – In the said writ pe tition, the Court was concerned with the question as to whether even in the absence of Advance Directives, when a person is fac ed with a medical condition with no hope of recovery and is continued on l ife support system/medicines, support system should be w ithdrawn – Thereafter, the Court proceeded to lay down the direct ives – Now, application

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