The Delhi High Court on Monday directed a private hospital here to immediately grant permission to a woman for donating one of her kidneys to her son-in-law’s father, whose both kidneys stopped functioning two years ago.
The court pulled up Max Super Speciality Hospital, Shalimar Bagh, for not granting permission for donating the organ on the grounds that there were some financial transactions between the two families.
“It is normal in the Indian society for a son-in-law to help his in-laws,” Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva said.
Poor health
The court also noted that patient-petitioner Sanjay Yogi Goel, who had filed the plea through his wife, was undergoing dialysis thrice a week and his condition was deteriorating.
“The case is pending since March. In view of this, the authorisation committee [of Max Hospital, Shalimar Bagh] is directed to forthwith grant permission to the proposed donor [woman] to donate one of her kidneys to the proposed donee [Mr. Goel],” the judge said.
‘Family connection’
The petitioner’s counsel said there is a family connection between the proposed donor and the recipient and there was no commercial financial transaction, as prohibited under the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act, 1994.
Mr. Goel said his other family members could not donate a kidney due to medical or personal reasons and the woman has stated in her affidavit that she was ready to donate the organ of her free will.
