Authorisation Committee For Human Organ Transplant

The Kerala High Court recently reiterated that criminal antecedents of an organ donor are not criteria to be considered by the authorisation committee for transplantation of human organs.

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday allowed a 58-year-old woman, waiting for kidney transplant from June last year, to go ahead with the surgery with the organ donated by her niece. Justice Vipin Sanghvi quashed the order of the Authorisation Committee for Human Organ Transplant at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (SGRH) and the appellate authority, the Director...

The Kerala High Court recently reiterated that criminal antecedents of an organ donor are not criteria to be considered by the authorisation committee for transplantation of human organs.

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday allowed a 58-year-old woman, waiting for kidney transplant from June last year, to go ahead with the surgery with the organ donated by her niece. Justice Vipin Sanghvi quashed the order of the Authorisation Committee for Human Organ Transplant at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (SGRH) and the appellate authority, the Director...