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MANU/SC/0176/2011
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Writ Petition (Criminal) No. 115 of 2009 [Under Article 32 of the Constitution of India]
Decided On: 07.03.2011
Appellants: Aruna Ramchandra Shanbaug Vs. Respondent: Union of India (UOI) and Ors.
Hon'ble Judges/Coram:
Markandey Katju and Gyan Sudha Misra JUDGMENT
Markandey Katju, J.
Marte hain aarzoo mein marne ki
Maut aati hai par nahin aati
1. Heard Mr. Shekhar Naphade, learned senior counsel for the Petitioner, learned Attorney General for India for the Union of India Mr. Vahanvati, Mr. T. R. Andhyarujina, learned Senior Counsel, whom we had appointed as amicus curiae, Mr. Pallav Sisodia, learned senior counsel for the Dean, KEM Hospital, Mumbai, and Mr. Chinmay Khaldkar, learned Counsel 3 for the State of Maharashtra.
2. Euthanasia is one of the most perplexing issues which the courts and legislatures all over the world are facing today. This Court, in this case, is facing the same issue, and we feel like a ship in an uncharted sea, seeking some guidance by the light thrown by the legislations and judicial pronouncements of foreign countries, as well as the submissions of learned Counsels before us. The case before us is ........