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Common Cause v. Union of India (Euthanasia)
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https://gptkb.org/entity/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
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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
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