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Bombay HC: Wife Best Suited to be Guardian of a Husband in Vegetative State(31.08.2020)

Bombay High Court has held that in a marriage, husband and wife are equal partners and the wife is best suited to be the guardian of her husband who i.....

Tags : Bombay High Court, Guardian of a Husband in Vegetative State

SC Sets Up Secondary Medical Board to Assess Passive Euthanasia Plea of Man in Vegetative State(12.12.2025)

Supreme Court has directed the AIIMS Director to form a Secondary Medical Board to evaluate whether passive euthanasia may be allowed for a 32-year-ol.....

Tags : Secondary Medical Board, Passive Euthanasia, Vegetative State

Tel. HC: Wife of Man in Vegetative State Appointed as Legal Guardian of His Property(15.07.2024)

Telangana High Court on a writ petition that was filed raising the parens patriae jurisdiction of the Court, has appointed the wife of a man in a vege.....

Tags : Telangana High Court, Parens Patriae, Vegetative State, Legal Guardian

SC Explains What Constitutes ‘Best Interests’ of Patient in Vegetative State for Passive Euthanasia(12.03.2026)

Supreme Court stated that a patient’s best interests must guide decisions on withholding or withdrawing medical treatment. It noted that if treatment .....

Tags : Patient, Vegetative State, Passive Euthanasia