JUDGMENT :

1. The 1^st petitioner is a kidney patient. The 2^nd petitioner proposes to donate the organ to the 1^st petitioner. They submitted requisite application for permission for transplantation of human organ.

2. The petitioners would submit that the 2^nd petitioner's husband was in business partnership with the 1^st petitioner and they have long acquaintance. It is due to such business relations and personal attachment that the 2^nd petitioner came forward to donate the organ. However, the District Level Authorisation Committee (DLAC) rejected the request of the petitioners for authorisation holding that their emotional bond is not proved and that the 2^nd petitioner is visibly weak. The 2^nd petitioner is having a child of three years old. On these premises, the application has been rejected.

3. The counsel for the petitioners would submit that Ext.P13 Physical and Mental Fitness Certificate given by the Medical Trust Hospital, Ernakulam would prove that as many as eight Specialist Doctors have thoroughly examined the physical and mental condition of the 2^nd petitioner and have held that she is physically fit for donating the organ. The conclusions of the DLAC as regards Altruism are