The High Court has set December 5 to deliver its verdict in the writ filed against limitation of human organs donation to close relatives in legal framework.
The HC bench of justices Moinul Islam Chowdhury and Khandaker Diliruzzaman on Thursday fixed the date after hearing on the writ.
Barrister Rashna Imam stood for the petitioner and lawyers ZI Khan Panna and Md Shahinuzzaman Shaheen represented Ain o Salish Kendra(ASK) in the court.
After hearing on the writ, the High Court on August 24, 2017 issued a rule asking as to why three sections-- 2(C), 3 and 6-- of Transplantation of Human Organs Act, 1999 should not be declared illegal.
One Fatema Zohra filed the writ before the High Court.
Lawyers said Fatema donated one of her kidneys to her daughter in 2015. But the kidney became inactive after transplant. Since then, her daughter has to have dialysis which is very expensive.
Now, any other person except Fatema's close relatives cannot donate kidney to her daughter due to legal grounds that led Fatema to lodge the writ.
According to the human organs transplant act, close relatives are parents, siblings, son, daughter, uncle (paternal), aunt (paternal), uncle (maternal) and spouse who only can donate kidney, said Barrister Rashna Imam.
But, regarding the law in India includes also grandparents and cousins (both paternal and maternal), she added.
Moreover, other persons can donate kidney in special reasons in the neighbouring country, Rashma also said.
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