Supreme Court · 2022 INSC 740 · Decided 29 September 2022
X v. The Principal Secretary, Health and Family Welfare Department, GOVT. of NCT of Delhi & Anr
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2022 INSC 740 · [2022] 7 S.C.R. 686
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 58023/2022
- Decided
- 29 September 2022
- Bench
- D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, A.S. BOPANNA, J.B. PARDIWALA (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 14, 21
Headnote
Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act 1971(Amended by the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Act,2021) - s. 3(2)(b) - Medical Termination of Pregnancy Rules,2003 (Amended by (Amendment) Rules, 2021) - Rule 3B - Constitution of India - Article 14, 21 - The Interpretation of Rule 3B of the MTP Rules - Unmarried or single women fall within the ambit of Rule 3B - Purpose and object - Right to reproductive autonomy -
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