The Supreme Court has allowed passive euthanasia for Ghaziabad resident Harish Rana, who has been unconscious for nearly 13 years after a severe accident. The decision has renewed discussion around ...

The Supreme Court's ruling on passive euthanasia emphasizes the right to die with dignity and the 'best interests' test.

Speaking to The Indian Express, advocate Nandakumar, who represented Harish Rana’s family in the Supreme Court, said the judgment reinforces the process already laid down by the court in the Common ...

India has no law governing passive euthanasia. The Supreme Court’s order allowing the withdrawal of Rana’s treatment is the first application of its passive euthanasia framework, shaped largely by ...

India’s Supreme Court has recognised passive euthanasia and the right to die with dignity, but the debate around assisted dying continues across the world. In this video, we explain what euthanasia ...

Passive euthanasia means discontinuing or withdrawing the external life support or medical treatment being used to keep a ...

In March 2026, the Supreme Court permitted the withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment, directing that Harish Rana be admitted to All India Institute of Medical Sciences where the process could be ...

For the very first time in India, the Supreme Court has allowed for passive euthanasia in the case of 31-year-old Harish Rana. After falling from a balcony, he has been in a coma for the past 13 years ...

Passive euthanasia in India explained: the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Harish Rana case, how the Aruna Shanbaug judgment shaped the law, which countries allow euthanasia, and why it remains ...

Learn the differences between passive euthanasia and assisted suicide, legal status in India, and details of a landmark court case.

BENGALURU: On Wednesday, the Supreme Court allowed the country’s first case of passive euthanasia -- withdrawal of artificial life support -- for 32-year-old Ha ...

Harish Rana Passive Euthanasia Full Process: Harish Rana of Ghaziabad has been in a coma for the past 13 years. The Supreme Court has granted him permission for passive euthanasia. Learn how the entir ...