Archive · 13 Jan 2026
Madras High Court Orders Decision on Dual Lung Allocation
A woman asked the Madras High Court to help her husband get a lung transplant quickly because he is very sick.
The court told the people in charge of organ transplants to decide fast, within three days.
The court didn't say if the decision was right or wrong, but they saw that the man's life was in danger and needed urgent help.
The court is making sure the decision is made quickly to save the patient's life.
Madras High Court directed urgent consideration for a dual-lung transplant for a critically ill patient.
The court noted the imminent threat to the patient's life and the urgency of the situation.
Justice P T Asha was hearing a plea filed by the patient's wife.
The request was made to NOTTO and TRANSTAN for priority allocation.
The authorities were given a deadline of three days to make a decision.
- Who
- Madras High Court, Justice P T Asha, a critically ill patient and his wife
- What
- Request for priority allocation of a dual-lung transplant
- When
- Recently (specific date not mentioned)
- Where
- Madras High Court, Tamil Nadu, India
- Why
- Imminent threat to the patient's life
- Patient Status
- Critically ill
- Request Type
- Dual-lung transplant
- Authorities Involved
- NOTTO and TRANSTAN
- Court Involved
- Madras High Court
- Judge
- Justice P T Asha
- Decision Deadline
- 3 days