Statutory Vacuum Triggers Parens Patriae: Wife Appointed Guardian

Professor Alka Acharya Vs Govt. of NCT of Delhi and Ors. & Ors. (Delhi High Court) When Law Is Silent, Parens Patriae Speaks- – Statutory Vacuum Filled by Constitutional Care– Delhi HC Appoints Wife as Guardian of Comatose Husband Delhi High Court invoked its parens patriae jurisdiction & appointed wife as legal guardian of her husband lying in a persistent vegetative state, recognising a clear statutory vacuum for such situations. In Professor Alka Acharya Vs. Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Ors., medical evidence confirmed that Mr. Salam Khan suffered a massive intracranial h...