Supreme Court of India

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

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Bench K. M. Joseph, Ajay Rastogi, Aniruddha Bose, Hrishikesh Roy and C. T. Ravikumar JJ.
Decided 24 January 2023

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the directions contained in paragraphs 198 to 199 require to be modified/ deleted as hereinafter indicated: COMMON CAUSE (A REGD. SOCIETY) v.

Judgment, page 9

From the headnote

Constitution of India – Right of the person to die with dignity – Advanced directives – Application seeking clarification of the judgment in Common Cause ( Registered Society) v. Union of India (2018) 5 SCC 1: [2018] 6 SCR 1 – In the said writ petition, the Court was concerned with the question as to whether even in the absence of Advance Directives, when a person is faced with a medical condition with no hope of recovery and is continued on life support system/medicines, support system should be withdrawn – Thereafter, the Court proceeded to lay down the directives – Now, application filed…

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