The Supreme Court of India is scheduled to pass a final order on Thursday, January 15, 2026, concerning a plea for passive euthanasia for Harish Rana, a 31-year-old man who has been in a persistent vegetative state for 13 years following an accident. This significant development comes after a deeply emotional meeting between Justices J.B. Pardiwala and K.V. Viswanathan and Rana's parents and younger brother. The family, with profound pain, made a fervent appeal to the court to allow the withdrawal of artificial life support, stating they did not want Harish to suffer any longer. They emphasized that continued medical treatment was making no difference and only prolonging his distress. The judges noted that medical board reports had consistently found "no sign, or rather, no hope" for Harish to recover, a crucial aspect informing the family's plea. Harish Rana's mother, Nirmala Rana, conveyed that her son had not responded to touch or affection for years and that the greater distress was watching him suffer continuously. This case underscores the complex intersection of law, medicine, morality, and human emotion surrounding end-of-life care in India. The Supreme Court had initially recognized passive euthanasia and the right to die with dignity through 'living wills' in a landmark 2018 judgment, further simplifying the procedural safeguards in 2023 to make the process less cumbersome. The upcoming order on January 15 is expected to provide detailed directions, marking a pivotal moment in the ongoing national conversation about the right to die with dignity.