Dr Jacob George VS. State Of Kerala

Supreme Court of India

Reporting JudgeHansaria B.L. (J)

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Dr Jacob George VS. State Of Kerala

PETITIONER: DR JACOB GEORGE Vs.

RESPONDENT: STATE OF KERALA

DATE OF JUDGMENT13/04/1994

BENCH: HANSARIA B.L. (J)

SAHAI, R.M. (J)

CITATION: 1994 SCC (3) 430 JT 1994 (3) 225 1994 SCALE (2)563

ACT: JUDGMENT: The Judgment of the Court was delivered by

HANSARIA, J.- Life is said to be the most sublime creation of God. It is this belief and conception which lies at the root of the arguments, and forceful at that, by many religious denominations that human beings cannot take away life, as they cannot give life. This idea is so intense with some religious leaders that they would even oppose any measure of birth control. Abortion or miscarriage would be opposed with greater force by these persons.

2. Mahatma Gandhi, Father of the Nation, urged long back in Harijan that God alone can take life because He alone gives it. For the Jains taking away of even animal life is a sin, as, according to them, animals are as much ...

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