A look at the 10-point timeline of what led to the landmark verdict
May 11, 2005: Non-profit group Common Cause files petition, seeks Supreme Court permission to allow terminally ill persons to make a 'living will' for passive euthanasia
Jan 16, 2006: Supreme Court asks Delhi Medical Council to intervene and seeks its opinion on passive euthanasia.
April 28, 2006: Law Commission suggests a draft bill on passive euthanasia, says pleas on passive euthanasia be made in High Courts, which should decide after taking expert opinion.
March 7, 2011: Supreme Court, on a plea on behalf of Aruna Shanbaug, allows passive euthanasia
January 23, 2014: A three-judge bench headed by then Chief Justice of India P Sathasivam starts final hearing in the case
February 25, 2014: Supreme Court cites inconsistencies in earlier verdicts on passive euthanasia including the one given in the Aruna Shanbaug case, refers case to a Constitution bench.
February 15, 2016: Centre says it is deliberating on the legality and feasibility of passive euthanasia
July 15, 2014: Five-judge Constitution bench starts hearing on the plea, issues notices to states on opinion
October 11, 2017: Five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra hears arguments and reserves verdict
March 9, 2018: Supreme Court recognises 'living will' made by terminally ill patients for passive euthanasia, lays down guidelines on procedures
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