Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 134 · Decided 4 March 2013
Voluntary Health Association of Punjab v. Union of India & Others
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 134 · [2013] 5 S.C.R. 111
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 349/2006
- Decided
- 4 March 2013
- Bench
- K.S. RADHAKRISHNAN, DIPAK MISRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Hearing Adjourned
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 32, 15(2)
Headnote
A B Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition on Sex-Selection) Act, 1994 - ss. 7 and 16A - Discrimination towards female child - Sex Selective Abortion C - Misuse of pre-natal diagnostic techniques for elimination ·of female foetus ..;.. Lack of proper supervision of the Act by various States - Directions given for proper and effective implementation of the provisions of the Actas well as the various directions issued o by the Supreme Court - All the State Governments to file status repart within three months ""." Pre-Conception and
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