The Supreme Court on Frida🎶y ordered a medical examination of a 14-year-old alleged rape victim who has sought termination of her 28-week🃏 pregnancy.
꧑A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justice J B Pardiwala assembled at around 4:30 pm to hear the matter urgently, after perusing an e-mail sent on behalf of the rape survivor seeking urgent judicial interventi𒁏on.
Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati represeജnted the government in the matter.
The court sought a report from Mumbai's Sion 𒀰hospital about the girl's possible physical and psychological condition if she undergoes medical termination of pregnancy or if she is advised against it.
The bench said the medical superintendent of the hospital will constitute a m๊edical board and its repor♐t be placed before the court on April 22, the next date of hearing.
The matter will be taken up at 10𓆏:30 am on Monday.
The apex court was hearing a petition filed by the girl's mother, challenging an order of the Bombay High Court that had 𓆉declined to allow termination of pregnancy.
The counsel appearing♉ in the court on behalf of th𝐆e petitioner said the minor is 28-week pregnant and is presently in Mumbai.
Under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act, the upper limit for termination of pregnancy is 24 weeks for m🌌arried women as well as for those in special categories, including rape survivors, and other vulnerable women, such as the differently-abled and minors.
