Inside Story: How Chief Justice Fast-Tracked Rape Survivor's Abortion Request
NDTV
The Supreme Court was disappointed that the high court passed an order on Saturday, even after it had listed the matter for Sunday. The high court had refused relief to the petitioner.
The Gujarat High Court wasted 12 crucial days in allowing a rape survivor to have an abortion in the 26th week of her pregnancy, while the Supreme Court not only allowed the victim to have an abortion within 12 hours, but also issued important guidelines.
According to Supreme Court sources, in view of the lax attitude of the High Court, advocate Vishal Arun Mishra, on behalf of the survivor who had crossed 27 weeks of pregnancy by that time, filed the petition in the top court on August 18 at around 1 am.
On August 18, a Friday, he mentioned it in front of the Registrar. Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud was informed about it at around 9:30 pm.
