SC takes up issue of dignified last rites of Covid patients

A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, Sanjay Kishan Kaul and M.R. Shah will conduct the hearing on the matter on Friday.

Chief Justice S.A. Bobde took cognizance of the letter written by senior advocate Dr. Ashwani Kumar, highlighting various incidents violating the citizen's right to die with dignity amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.