The Supreme Court on Thursday (December 18, 2025) asked to meet the parents of a 31-year-old man lying in a comatose condition for 13 years while contemplating their plea for passive euthanasia by withdrawing artificial life support for him.
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“It is a very sad report. We cannot keep this boy in this stage,” Justice J.B. Pardiwala, accompanied by Justice K.V. Viswanathan, addressed the family’s counsel. Advocate Rashmi Nandakumar and Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati.
The Court’s comment came after perusing the report of a secondary medical board headed by an AIIMS (All India Institute Of Medical Sciences) team of doctors. The report contained details of 31-year-old Harish Rana’s medical history, his general and neurological status and a follow-up on his diagnostic criteria.
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