In a laudable judgment, the Bombay High Court waived the six months’ cooling-off period under the Hindu Marriage Act as the woman was pregnant by another man.
The Orissa High Court has refused permission to terminate the pregnancy of a physically and mentally challenged 22-year-old woman. The woman is also a rape victim.
The Delhi High Court has allowed the medical termination of pregnancy of a minor rape survivor 22 weeks into her pregnancy, considering the psychological complications.
Delhi High Court’s division bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan has allowed a woman to undergo medical termination, despite her pregnancy having entered the 23rd week.