Common Cause v. Union of India (Euthanasia)

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:bench gptkb:Constitution_Bench
gptkbp:citation gptkb:(2018)_5_SCC_1
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:date 9 March 2018
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_India
gptkbp:effect Allowed advance medical directives (living wills)
Legalized passive euthanasia in India
gptkbp:heldBy Right to die with dignity is a fundamental right under Article 21 of the Constitution of India
Living wills are valid in India
Passive euthanasia is legally permissible in India
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Common Cause v. Union of India (Euthanasia)
gptkbp:judge gptkb:Dipak_Misra
Constitutional law case
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:legalIssue Living will
Passive euthanasia
Right to die with dignity
gptkbp:otherJudges gptkb:A._M._Khanwilkar
gptkb:D._Y._Chandrachud
gptkb:A._K._Sikri
gptkb:Ashok_Bhushan
gptkbp:overruledBy Aruna Shanbaug v. Union of India (partially)
gptkbp:petitioner gptkb:Common_Cause_(NGO)
gptkbp:powers 5 judges
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Puttaswamy_v._Union_of_India
gptkb:Aruna_Shanbaug_v._Union_of_India
gptkb:Gian_Kaur_v._State_of_Punjab
gptkbp:response gptkb:Union_of_India
gptkbp:subject gptkb:Euthanasia
Right to privacy
Fundamental rights
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:D._Y._Chandrachud
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5