Dekut - Supreme Court legalises passive euthanasia: Dignity in death is a facet of Right to Live, rules five-judge bench https://www.dekut.com/India/supreme-court-legalises-passive-euthanasia-dignity-in-death-is-a-facet-of-right-to-live-rules-five-judge-bench/ In a landmark ruling, Supreme Court recognised the right to die with dignity and legalised passive euthanasia on Friday. A Constitution bench comprising Chief Justice of India Dipak Kumar Misra, Justice AK Sikri, Justice AM Khanwilkar, Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice Ashok Bhushan, passed the verdict on the plea to allow "living will" that will authorise the withdrawal of all life support systems if in the opinion of the doctors he has reached an irreversible stage of terminal illness. Fri, 09 Mar 2018 06:11:08 UTC en