How one judgment changed organ transplant law
Organ transplantation represents the most difficult intersection of medicine, ethics and law
Updated At : 06:04 AM Jul 07, 2026 IST
Balance : Genuine cases of patients requiring transplant should not be condemned to red tape. File photo
A 17-year-old boy recently walked into a Delhi courtroom seeking permission to give a piece of his liver to save his dying father. The Delhi High Court, after careful deliberation, permitted it. At one level, it is a moving story of a family confronted with an impossible choice. At another, it reminds us that courts do much more than settle disputes. Sometimes, they quietly reshape public policy in ways that continue saving lives long after the judgment has been delivered.
