S (MOTHER OF N) vs THE UNION OF INDIA AND ORS

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$~108 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 4967/2026 Date of Decision: 21.04.2026 IN THE MATTER OF: S (MOTHER OF N) .....Petitioner Through: Dr. Amit Mishra, Advocate. versus THE UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Dr. Monika Arora, CGSC with Mr. Subhrdeep Saha, Ms. Anamika Thakur & Mr. Abhinav Verma, Advocates. Mr. Rahul Choudhary, GP for UOI. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV JUDGEMENT PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV, J. (ORAL) 1. The petition is for directions to respondent no.3 – All India Institute of Medical Science [AIIMS] to permit medical termination of pregnancy of minor ‘N’, the daughter of the petitioner. The pregnancy arose out of a consensual relationship between minor-N and a minor boy aged around 17 years. Her pregnancy is now more than 27 weeks. 2. The matter was earlier called out for hearing on 15.04.2026 and considering that the prayer is for termination of a pregnancy which is more than 24 weeks old, the Court directed for examination by a Medical Board to Signature Not Verified Signature Not Verified Signed By:AMIT KUMAR Signed SHARMA Signing Date:21.04.2026 By:PURUSHAINDRA 19:51:15 Page 1 of 4 KUMAR KAURAV be constituted by AIIMS, of physical and psychological effects of continuation of the pregnancy, on minor-N. 3. Pursuant to the directions passed by the Court, the Medical Board constituted by AIIMS has submitted a report dated 18.04.2026. The relevant portion of the report is extracted as under: “XXXX XXXX XXXX 5. Opinion by Medical Board for termination of pregnancy: (a) Allowed ( ) (b) Denied ( ) Not Advisable (✔) Justification for the decision: The Medical Board deliberated on the issue thoroughly about the effect of pregnancy and it wishes to humbly submit that carrying out pregnancy termination at t