Indian man in 13-year vegetative state allowed to die by Supreme Court

India’s Supreme Court has allowed the parents of a 31-year-old man to withdraw life-sustaining treatment after more than a decade in a vegetative state, a ruling experts say could shape how the country implements its legal framework for passive euthanasia. The decision in the case of Harish Rana is widely seen as one of the clearest real-world applications of the principle that patients have a right to die with dignity under India’s constitution. Rana, an engineering student, had been in a...

By Biman Mukherji

Nine-judge SC Bench to hear arguments on March 17 on definition of 'industry'

A seven-judge Constitution Bench headed by then CJI T.S. Thakur in 2017 said it was of the opinion that the appeals before it be placed before a Bench comprising nine judges keeping in view the "serious and wide-ranging implications" of the issue

Nine-judge SC bench to hear arguments on Mar 17 on definition of 'industry'

Nine-judge SC bench to hear arguments on Mar 17 on definition of 'industry'