Body donated for educational purposes cannot be returned: Kerala HC
The Kerala High Court ruled that a woman's body donated for educational purposes cannot be returned at the request of her children. The court emphasized that the deceased's intention to donate her body overrides the children's wishes. The plea for the return of the body was dismissed, as the court found no grounds for the request.
- ▪The Kerala High Court ruled against the return of a woman's body donated for educational purposes.
- ▪The court stated that the deceased's intention to donate her body cannot be overridden by her children's request.
- ▪The children's complaint about not consenting to the donation was not sufficient to warrant the return of the body.
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The Kerala High Court has held that a woman's body that had been handed over to the Government Medical College, Kalamassery, cannot be returned merely at her children's request.Such a request cannot override the explicit intention of the deceased to donate her body for educational purposes, the court said and went on to dismiss a plea filed by her three children, seeking the return of their mother’s body.They alleged that their other siblings handed over the body to the medical college without their consent, after their mother died in February. They further contended that no action was taken, although they submitted a complaint to the State Police Chief.
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