DEVASHIS BARUAH
AYAN KUMAR DAS – Appellant
Versus
UNION OF INDAI – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
1. Heard Mr. R. Kaman, learned counsel for the petitioners; Ms. P. Sarma, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent Nos. 1 and 2; Mr. R. Chakraborty, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent No. 9; and Mr. B. Gogoi, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent No. 3. I have also heard Ms. S. Sarma, learned counsel appearing for the Assistant Commissioner, Kamrup(M), Assam and Mrs. R.S. Choudhury, learned counsel appointed by this Court as Amicus Curiae.
2. In the instant writ petition, the question that arises for consideration is as to whether in law and on facts the petitioner can be appointed as guardian of the mother of the petitioners who is in ‘persistent vegetative state’ and ‘coma’.
3. The brief facts of the instant case are that the petitioner No. 1 is the son and the petitioner No. 2 is the daughter of Smt. Madhumita Das. The said Madhumita Das herein after referred to as the mother of the petitioners was living in Naharlagun in Arunachal Pradesh and was found in an unconscious state in the morning of 18.12.2020. She was there
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The court established that it can act as parens patriae to appoint a guardian for a comatose patient when no legislative provisions exist.
Point of law: It shall be the duty of the petitioner – guardian to meet the obligations/duties similar to those as described under Section 15 and to maintain and submit the accounts similar to those ....
The court exercises parens patriae jurisdiction under Article 226 to appoint a guardian for a comatose individual, highlighting the absence of specific legislation for such cases.
Point of Law : Transactions in respect of the movable and immovable properties of the patient, by the petitioner - guardian, shall be strictly in accordance with the provisions of law. If the petitio....
The judgment establishes the court's authority to invoke the parens patriae jurisdiction to appoint a guardian for a person in a comatose state in the absence of specific legislative provisions.
The court exercises parens patriae jurisdiction to appoint a guardian for an individual in a vegetative state due to inadequate legal provisions.
The court established that Article 226 of the Constitution can be used to appoint guardians for individuals in a comatose state when no statutory remedy exists, emphasizing the need for judicial inte....
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