COMMON CAUSE (A REGD. SOCIETY) DIRECTOR SH. H.D. SHOURIE vs UNION OF INDIA (A) MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE SECRETARY — W.P.(C) No. 215/2005

Case under Section PIL-W. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010091232005

Filing Date

26-Apr-2005

Registration No

W.P.(C) No. 215/2005

Diary Number

9123/2005

Order Date

09-Mar-2018

Document Type

Judgement - of Main Case

Neutral Citation

2014 INSC 124, 2018 INSC 223

Disposal Type

Disposed Off

Last updated 23-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Section PIL-W

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.COMMON CAUSE (A REGD. SOCIETY) DIRECTOR SH. H.D. SHOURIE

    Adv. AMICUS CURIE[AMICUS CURIAE] PRASHANT BHUSHAN[P-1]

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.UNION OF INDIA (A) MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE SECRETARY

    Adv. BALAJI SRINIVASAN RUCHI KOHLI (Dead / Retired / Elevated) SHUVODEEP ROY NIRNIMESH DUBE B. BALAJI (Dead / Retired / Elevated) RAHUL KAUSHIK (Dead / Retired / Elevated) SUDHIR NAAGAR JAY KISHOR SINGH G. INDIRA ABHISTH KUMAR ANIRUDDHA P. MAYEE (Dead / Retired / Elevated) C. K. SASI GOPAL SINGH GUNTUR PRABHAKAR SUSHMA SURI[R-1] SUNIL KUMAR JAIN T. G. NARAYANAN NAIR ARPUTHAM ARUNA AND CO V. G. PRAGASAM (Dead / Retired / Elevated) ASHOK KUMAR SINGH S.. UDAYA KUMAR SAGAR ANIL K. JHA

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 09-Mar-2018

    Judgement - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 09-Mar-2018

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  4. 09-Mar-2018

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice, Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.K. Sikri, Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.M. Khanwilkar, Hon'ble Mr. Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ashok Bhushan

  5. 11-Oct-2017

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  6. 11-Oct-2017

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice, Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.K. Sikri, Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.M. Khanwilkar, Hon'ble Mr. Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ashok Bhushan

  7. 10-Oct-2017

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  8. 10-Oct-2017

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  9. 15-Feb-2016

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  10. 15-Feb-2016

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  11. 15-Jan-2016

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  12. 15-Jan-2016

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  13. 16-Jul-2014

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  14. 15-Jul-2014

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  15. 15-Jul-2014

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  16. 25-Feb-2014

    Judgment - of Main CaseView PDF

  17. 25-Feb-2014

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  18. 11-Feb-2014

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  19. 03-Feb-2014

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  20. 23-Jan-2014

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  21. 31-Jan-2007

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  22. 16-Jan-2006

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  23. 11-May-2005

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  24. 26-Apr-2005

    Case filed

    Registration No. W.P.(C) No. 215/2005

  25. [ 2018 INSC 223 ]

    Judgement - of Main CaseView PDF

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Summary The Supreme Court of India held that a person with mental capacity has the fundamental right under Article 21 to refuse medical treatment and withdraw from life-saving devices. The Court also recognized the right of competent adults to execute advance medical directives specifying their medical treatment preferences for future incapacity. However, the Court maintained that active euthanasia through lethal drugs remains illegal; only passive euthanasia (withdrawal of life support) is permissible, and for incompetent patients, the decision must follow the "best interests principle" with appropriate safeguards and a cooling-off period. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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