SC Refuses Review of Hanging as Method of Execution; Keeps Future Challenge Open
The Supreme Court declined to reconsider the constitutional validity of hanging as the method of execution for death sentences in India. The
Right to die with dignity
“Not a single instance of a botched execution in India”: SC declines to refer Deena’s ‘Hanging-Method’ ruling to Larger Bench for reconsideration
A three-Judge Bench of the Supreme Court in Deena v. Union of India, (1983) 4 SCC 645, specifically analysed and evaluated comparative merits of different methods of execution of death sentence and upheld the constitutional validity of hanging as mode of execution of death penalty.
Passive Euthanasia in India: Key Takeaways from Supreme Court’s Landmark Verdict
In a historic ruling, the Supreme Court of India permitted withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment for a patient who had been in a Persistent Vegetative State (PVS) for 13 years, reaffirming the constitutional principle of the right to die with dignity and clarifying the application of the Common Cause euthanasia guidelines across India.
Passive Euthanasia is permissible; Human beings have a fundamental right to die with dignity: Supreme Court [Full Report]
Supreme Court: “Why should I fear death? If I am, then death is not. If death is, then I am not. Why