SHWETA TUTEJA & ANR. vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

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$~16 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 6103/2026 Date of Decision: 25.05.2026 IN THE MATTER OF: SHEWTA TUTEJA R/O RZC-90/2, RAJ NAGAR-II, RAJ PALAM – II, COLONY, NEW DELHI -110077 ......PETITIONER NO.1 RAJESH TUTEJA R/O RZC-90/2, RAJ NAGAR-II, RAJ PALAM – II, COLONY, NEW DELHI -110077 ……PETITIONER NO. 2 (Through: Mr. Mohit Khandelwal and Mr. Deepak Dahiya, Advocates.) Versus UNION OF INDIA THROUGH SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF HEALTH & WELFARE, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, MIRMAN BHAWAN, NEW DELHI .... RESPONDENT NO.1 NATIONAL ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY AND SURROGACY BOARD 2nd FLOOR IRCS BUILDING -1, RED CROSS ROAD, NEW DELHI- 110002 …. RESPONDENT NO. 2 Signature Not Verified Signature Not Verified Signed By:PRIYA Signed Signing Date:30.05.2026 By:PURUSHAINDRA 15:35:29 1 KUMAR KAURAV THE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI THROUGH THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT 9th LEVEL A – WING, DELHI SECRETARIAT, IP – ESTATE, NEW DELHI 110002. ……. RESPONDENT NO. 3 THE JOINT DIRECTOR/ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES, PANDIT DEEP CHAND SHARMA SAHKAR BAHWAN SECTOR-20, PHASE – I, DWARKA DELHI, 110077 ………. RESPONDENT NO. 4 CLOUDNINE HOSPITAL (KIDS CLINIC INDIA LTD.) PLOT NO. 17 & 18 POCKET B-10, SECTOR 13, DWARKA, NEW DELHI – 110075 ………RESPONDENT NO. 5 THE FELLOWSHIP DOCTOR/ GYNAECOLOGIST, CLOUDNINE HOSPITAL DWARKA DELHI ……. RESPONDENT NO. 6 (Through:Dr. Monika Arora, CGSC, with Mr. Subhrdeep Saha, Ms. Anamika Thakur and Mr. Abhinav Verma Advs., Ms. Avni SINGH (Panel Counsel – GNCTD) and Mr. Vaibhav Sharma Advocates.) CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV JUDGEMENT PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV, J. (ORAL) 1. The instant petition is seeking directions permitting the Petitioners to undergo frozen embryo transfer („FET Procedure‟) of their remaining five Sign