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ARTICLE · 22 AUGUST 2022

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration Monthly Update | August 2022

The Special Leave Petition revolves around permission to terminate the ongoing and unwanted pregnancy of the Petitioner.

IndiaLitigation, Mediation & Arbitration

X v. The Principal Secretary Health & Family Welfare Department & Anr

Supreme Court of India | Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No(s) 12612/2022

Background facts

  • The Special Leave Petition revolves around permission to terminate the ongoing and unwanted pregnancy of the Petitioner.
  • X (Petitioner) is a permanent resident of Manipur and is currently residing in Delhi. The Petitioner averred that she was in a consensual relationship and, in the month of June 2022 she learnt that she was pregnant. An ultrasound scan conducted on July 05, 2022 revealed that she was pregnant with a term of 22 weeks.
  • Pursuant to this, she decided to terminate the pregnancy and filed a Writ Petition before the Hon'ble High Court of Delhi (HC) seeking permission to terminate her pregnancy. The Petitioner submitted that she was not in the financial position to raise a child, and that the pregnancy arose out of a consensual relationship, which had failed and thus no

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