Harish Rana: How top court decided ‘best interest’ for a patient who couldn’t

Sunil BaghelTIMESOFINDIA.COM
Mar 14, 2026 | 21:32 IST
Harish Rana sustained severe head injuries after falling from the 4th floor (File photo: Tarun Rawat)

The landmark judgment allowing passive euthanasia operates at what the two-judge bench described as the delicate intersection of ‘love, loss, medicine, and mercy’. Here’s how the Supreme Court arrived at the verdict

The Supreme Court’s recent landmark ruling permitting passive euthanasia also brings into focus another significant legal doctrine: the “best interest of the patient.”

The decision, delivered by a two-judge bench comprising Justices J B Pardiwala and KV Viswanathan, operates at what the judges described as the delicate intersection of “love, loss, medicine, and mercy”.
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