Name the author of the book 'Deaf Heaven' who approached the Supreme Court for Aruna Shanbaug with a petition for 'mercy killing'.
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Name the author of the book 'Deaf Heaven' who approached the Supreme Court for Aruna Shanbaug with a petition for 'mercy killing'.
- Aruna Roy
- Pinki Virani
- Arundhati Roy
- Jhumpa Lahiri
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B - Pinki Virani
Author and journalist Pinki Virani, who also wrote 'Aruna's Story', filed the petition seeking euthanasia for Aruna Shanbaug, a nurse left in a vegetative state after a 1973 assault. The Supreme Court decided it in Aruna Ramchandra Shanbaug v Union of India (2011), refusing the plea on the facts but laying down guidelines for passive euthanasia.
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