https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=192687 Passive euthanasia was recognised as legally permissible in India only in limited cases where life-sustaining treatment is futile and continuation is not in the patient's best interest. Active euthanasia remained unlawful, and the Court rejected any general right to die under Article 21. For an incompetent patient with no prior directive, withdrawal of life support could be considered by close relatives or doctors only with mandatory High Court approval after independent medical opinion and hearing the relevant parties. The patient was not treated as dead because she was not brain dead, so feeding could not be stopped on that basis. The Court issued prospective safeguards until Parliament acts. en-us Mon, 07 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 18 Jun 2025 12:38:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=192687 Passive euthanasia was recognised as legally permissible in India only in limited cases where life-sustaining treatment is futile and continuation is not in the patient's best interest. Active euthanasia remained unlawful, and the Court rejected any general right to die under Article 21. For an incompetent patient with no prior directive, withdrawal of life support could be considered by close relatives or doctors only with mandatory High Court approval after independent medical opinion and hearing the relevant parties. The patient was not treated as dead because she was not brain dead, so feeding could not be stopped on that basis. The Court issued prospective safeguards until Parliament acts. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 07 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=192687