Supreme Court convenes Special Bench to hear rape survivor seeking abortion
The Hindu
Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud constituted a Special Bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan, who rushed to the court, for the special hearing at 10.30 a.m. on August 19 of a plea by a 25-year-old rape survivor for abortion. During the hearing, the Bench found that the Gujarat High Court had dismissed the woman’s plea for termination of her pregnancy, which is over 26 weeks, despite a favourable medical report on August 11.
The Supreme Court shifted to high gear on August 19, constituting a Special Bench to hear a 25-year-old rape survivor who is fighting time to get an abortion.
The top court’s registry kicked into action soon after she filed her appeal. Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud constituted a Special Bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan, who rushed to the court, for the special hearing at 10.30 a.m. on August 19.
During the hearing, the Bench found that the Gujarat High Court had dismissed the woman’s plea for termination of her pregnancy, which is over 26 weeks, despite a favourable medical report on August 11.
Justice Nagarathna conveyed her dismay on finding that the High Court had inexplicably posted the case after nearly two weeks before rejecting her request.
The woman’s counsel said she had moved the High Court on August 7 and the court took up the case the next day. It had directed a medical examination. The medical report was submitted within the next 48 hours. However, on August 11, the High Court posted the case to August 23.
“How can the court stand it over to August 23? How many valuable days were lost because of this,” Justice Nagarathna said.
The Bench was also informed that the High Court was yet to upload the dismissal order.
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