law: Transplantation of Human Organs Act, 1994
  9. Restrictions on removal and transplantation
  
  of human organs
  (1) Save as otherwise provided in sub-section
  
  (3), no human organ removed from the body of a donor before his death shall be
  
  transplanted into a recipient unless the donor is a near relative of the
  
  recipient.
  (2) Where any donor authorizes the removal of
  
  any of his human organs after his death under sub-section (2) of section 3 or
  
  any person competent or empowered to give authority for the removal of any
  
  human organ from the body of any deceased person authorizes such removal, the
  
  human organ may be removed and transplanted into the body of any recipient who
  
  may be in need of such human organ.
  (3) If any donor authorizes the removal of any 
  
  of his human organs before his death under sub-section (1) of section 3 for 
  
  transplantation into the body of such recipient, not being a near relative, as 
  
  is specified by the donor by reason of affection or attachment towards the 
  
  recipient or for any other special reasons, such human organ shall not be 
  
  removed and transplanted without the prior approval of the Authorization 
  
  Committee.
  (4) (a) The Central Government shall
  
  constitute, by notification, one or more Authorization Committees consisting of
  
  such members as may be nominated by the Central Government on such terms and
  
  conditions as may be specified in the notification for each of the Union
  
  territories for the purposes of the section.
  (5) On an application, jointly made, in such
  
  form and in such manner as may be prescribed, by the donor and the recipient,
  
  the Authorization Committee shall, after holding an inquiry and after
  
  satisfying itself that the applicants have complied with all the requirements
  
  of this Act and the rules made thereunder, grant to the applicants approval for
  
  the removal and transplantation of the human organ.
  (6) If, after the inquiry and after giving an
  
  opportunity to the applicants of being heard, the Authorization Committee is
  
  satisfied that the applicants have not complied with the requirements of this
  
  Act and the rules made thereunder, it shall, for reasons to be recorded in
  
  writing, reject the application for approval.