R.Ramya v. the Secretary to the Government
Case brief
What is this about?
Kidney transplantation; live related donor; Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act, 1994; Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Rules, 2014; Authorisation Committee (organs Transplantation); Form-1; affidavit attestation; Revenue Divisional Officer; Tahsildar; Nativity Certificate; Kauvery Hospitals Trichy; transplant coordinator; mandamus; Section 226 Constitution of India; writ petition disposed with directions; no costs; safeguard against future claims after operation.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with directions: (i) the 6th respondent (Kauvery Hospitals) to accept the Revenue-verified affidavits of respondents 7 and 8 and the petitioners' Nativity Certificates without insisting on further attestation by respondents 4 and 5, and forward them to the 2nd respondent/Authorisation Committee; (ii) the 2nd respondent to accept the Form-1 with Nativity Certificates and Affidavits without insisting on attestation by respondents 4 and 5; (iii) if the 2nd respondent deems signatures of respondents 4 and 5 necessary, it is to forward the papers to them (not require the petitioners to do so), and respondents 4 and 5 are to sign and return them within a day of receipt. Connected Miscellaneous Petition closed; no costs.