New Delhi, Nov 19: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Centre to frame a national policy and uniform rules on organ donation and allocation in consultation with all States, stressing the need for a transparent, equitable and efficient transplant system across the country.

A bench of Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran issued the directions while hearing a PIL by the Indian Society of Organ Transplantation. The court asked the Centre to persuade Andhra Pradesh to adopt the 2011 amendments to the Transplantation of Human Organs Act, 1994, and urged Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Manipur to promptly adopt the 2014 Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Rules.

The bench instructed the Centre to develop model organ allocation criteria, addressing caste and gender bias

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