Archive · 31 Jul 2026
High Court Orders Review of Kidney Donation Case
A man in Calcutta needed a kidney because his kidneys were not working.
A family friend offered to give one of her kidneys, but the state committee said the donation was not allowed because the donor was not a close relative.
The judge said the committee didn’t look at the donor’s true reasons.
The judge told the committee to look again and decide in a week.
The judge also said the donor was giving the kidney out of love, not money.
The court wants to make sure the man gets the kidney he needs.
The decision is still being reviewed.
The case shows how courts can help people get medical help when rules are unclear.
Calcutta High Court ordered a fresh review of a kidney donation case.
The donor was a family friend, not a close relative of the recipient.
The Organ Transplantation Authorisation Board had not recommended the donation.
Justice Krishna Rao found no commercial transaction and noted the donor’s altruistic motives.
The court directed the committee to reconsider the donor’s statement within a week.
- Who
- Justice Krishna Rao, Advocate Aritra Basu, Advocate Falguni Bandyapadhya, a family friend donor, and a man with acute renal failure
- What
- The court ordered a fresh review of a kidney donation case where a donor was not a close relative
- When
- July 30, 2024
- Where
- Calcutta, India
- Why
- The donor’s willingness to donate was not considered by the committee, and the court found no commercial transaction involved
- Court
- Calcutta High Court
- Judge
- Justice Krishna Rao
- Decision
- Fresh review of kidney donation case
- Date
- July 30, 2024
- Recipient
- Man with acute renal failure
- Donor
- Family friend
- Committee
- Organ Transplantation Authorisation Board