Court Raps Maharashtra For Not Implementing Supreme Court Orders On Living Will

A division bench of the Bombay High Court said it was "unfortunate" that someone had to file a petition to get a judgment passed by the top court implemented.

The Bombay High Court on Thursday expressed displeasure over the Maharashtra government failing to implement fully the Supreme Court's directions on the issue of 'living will'.

A division bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice Amit Borkar said it was "unfortunate" that someone had to file a petition to get a judgment passed by the top court implemented.

A living will is a legal document that a person can execute in advance, spelling out medical treatments they would or would not want used to keep them alive in case of medical emergency or terminal illness, as well as preferences for other medical decisions, such as pain management or organ donation.