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  Karnataka: Transperson pleads for mercy killing after being refused rented house

  India | August 17, 2022 10:14 IST

  Karnataka news: The transperson, a resident of Madikeri city, has stated in her petition that she was being denied a rented house by owners for being a third gender.

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  Rajiv Gandhi murder convicts plead for mercy killing

  India | December 02, 2019 7:20 IST

  Nalini, lodged in Special Prison for Women in Vellore, is one of the seven convicts in the case. She has sent a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Madras High Court's Chief Justice Amreshwar Pratap Sahi demanding mercy killing, jail sources said.  

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  Gujarat: Man seeks mercy killing of daughter, moves High Court

  India | March 13, 2019 21:31 IST

  The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the state government on a petition by a man seeking mercy killing of his 23-year-old daughter suffering from cerebral palsy, a set of neurological disorders that affect muscle movement and coordination.

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  Mercy killing: Supreme Court reserves verdict on ‘living will’ in passive euthanasia cases

  India | October 11, 2017 16:43 IST

  The petitioner argued before the top court that the right to die peacefully is a part of Right to Life guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution.

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  Unable to bear treatment costs, couple in Telangana seeks mercy killing of ailing daughter

  India | July 14, 2016 23:29 IST

  Hyderabad: A couple in Telangana today approached the State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) seeking permission for mercy killing of their 11-year-old daughter after they were unable to bear her treatment costs. An application was filed

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  Canada court says yes to mercy killing

  World | February 07, 2015 8:45 IST

  New Delhi: The Supreme Court of Canada on Friday turned down the decision of Mercy Killing which was earlier banned in 1993. After the court's ruling, Canada is now in the company of the western

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  Father Of Conjoined Twins In Patna Seeks Mercy Killing

  India | June 22, 2011 9:22 IST

  Patna, Jun 22 : Mohammad Shakeel, the father of the 15-year-old conjoined twin daughters, Saba and Farah Shakeel, has asked the Indian government to allow mercy killing for his daughters who are presently enduring blinding

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  India Joins Nations That Legalize Passive Euthanasia

  India | March 07, 2011 16:24 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 7: With the Supreme Court allowing "passive" euthanasia under "exceptional circumstances", India today joined a handful of countries which have legalised mercy killing in some form or other."Passive euthanasia" is usually defined

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  SC Rejects Mercy Killing Plea For Aruna Shanbaug

  India | March 07, 2011 15:09 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 7 :  In a keenly-awaited verdict, the Supreme Court today dismissed a plea for mercy killing on behalf of a 60-year-old nurse, living in a vegetative state for the last 37 years

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  SC Reserves Verdict On Mercy Killing Plea Of Aruna Shanbaug

  India | March 02, 2011 17:19 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 2:  The Supreme Court today reserved its verdict on a plea for mercy killing of a Mumbai nurse who has been living a vegetative existence in the hospital for the last 37

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  Wife Of Mumbai Terror Attack Victim Seeks Mercy Killing Of Husband

  India | September 20, 2010 10:24 IST

  Unable to see the pain and misery of her husband, Baby Chaudhary, 30, wife of 26/11 terror attack victim Shyamsundar, 36, has requested the government for mercy killing of her husband, reports Mumbai Mirror. “I

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