Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the Supreme Court's 2026 judgment in the Harish Rana case? 1. The Supreme Court ruled that Clinically Assisted Nutrition and Hydration (CANH) is a basic human necessity and cannot be classified as medical treatment. 2. The judgment marks the first instance of applying the passive euthanasia framework laid down in the 2018 Common Cause case to a specific patient.

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B) 2 only — Statement 1 is incorrect because the Supreme Court explicitly classified CANH as 'medical treatment' that can be withdrawn, resolving earlier ambiguities. Statement 2 is correct, as this was the first full clinical application of the 2018 Common Cause framework for passive euthanasia.

SC Approves Passive Euthanasia in Harish Rana Case

Justice B.R. Gavai Sworn in as 52nd CJI