JUDGMENT

The writ petition is filed to quash Exts.P2 and P11 orders passed by the respondents 2 and 1 and grant permission to the 1^st petitioner to undergo kidney transplantation.

2. The 1^st petitioner is suffering from chronic kidney disease and has been advised transplantation. The 2^nd petitioner has volunteered to donate her kidney. The petitioners had filed a joint application for permission before the 2^nd respondent. By Ext.P2 order, the 2^nd respondent rejected the joint application. Aggrieved by Ext.P2 order, the petitioners had filed Ext.P10 appeal before the 1^st respondent. Unfortunately, the 1^st respondent has also rejected Ext.P10 appeal by Ext.P11 order. Both the respondents 1 and 2 have not assigned any reasons to reject the petitioners' joint application. In fact, the 2^nd respondent had sought a certificate of altruism from the Assistant Commissioner of Police, Mattanchery, who submitted Ext.P1 certificate stating that the donation is purely altruistic. However, the respondents 1 and 2 have not adverted to Ext.P1 certificate in the impugned orders. There are no reasons stated in the said orders, to reject the petitioners' joint application. Hence, Exts.P2 and P11 may be