In a letter addressed to the CJI, Kumar who is also a senior lawyer of the Supreme Court cited two instances of alleged cruelty visàvis coronavirus patients that had been reported in the media from Puducherry in Tamil Nadu and Madhya Pradesh. Kumar, who has attached photos of the two alleged incidents as illustrations of violations of human rights and dignity, recalled that the Supreme Court in a number of earlier judgments had consistently held that the right to life included the right to die with dignity. Reference is invited inter alia to the decisions of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in; Kharak Singh v State of U.P & Ors 1964; Pt. Parmanand Katara v Union of India 1995; Ashray Adhikar Abhiyan v Union of India (2002) and the Constitution bench in Common Cause v. Union of India (2018)...,” he said. “These judgments constitute the law of the land and are binding on all authorities, as actualizing the promise of the Constitution.

Source: The Telegraph June 10, 2020 21:33 UTC