JUDGMENT

Dated this the 06^th day of March, 2025 The writ petition is filed to quash Ext.P21 order passed by the 4^th respondent, rejecting the petitioners’

joint application for permission for organ transplantation.

2. The 1^st petitioner is suffering from liver cirrhosis. He has been advised to undergo liver transplantation to save his life. Since there is no suitable family member in the 1^st petitioner’s family to donate the liver, the 2^nd petitioner has volunteered to donate a part of her liver for the transplantation. Consequently, the petitioners had submitted Ext.P10 joint application before the 4^th respondent with all the supporting documents. The petitioner has also produced Ext.P1 Certificate of Altruism issued by the Assistant Commissioner of Police, Guruvayur (‘ACP’ in short). However, the 4^th respondent rejected the joint application by Ext.P12 order. Aggrieved by Ext.P12, the petitioner had preferred Ext.P13 appeal before the 2^nd respondent. But, the 2^nd respondent rejected the appeal by Ext.P15 order. The petitioners challenged Exts.P12 and P15 orders before this Court by filing W.P.(C) No. 439/2025. When the writ petition came up for consideration on 07.01.2025, this Cour