Ashwini Vishal Pimple v. 1. Union Of India And ORS

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 1121 OF 2019 Ashwini Vishal Pimple ... Petitioner V/s.

Union of India & Ors.

... Respondents ---------------- Ms. Neha Philip for the Petitioner.

Ms. Anusha Amin for the Respondent Nos. 1 & 3. Mr. B.V. Samant, AGP for respondent/State.

---------------- CORAM : B.P.DHARMADHIKARI, & REVATI MOHITE DERE, JJ.

DATE : 31st JANUARY, 2019 P.C.:

1.

On 25.01.2019 this Court placed the matter before Experts Committee of B.J. Government Medical College, Pune. Today, copy of report dated 28.01.2019 submitted by Experts is produced in sealed label envelope for our perusal.

2.

The Committee of Experts has opined as under: "The Committee examined the girl AVP [2565 of 2019] on 28/01/2019 and necessary investigations were done. Clinical examination and investigations reveals that the pregnancy is 22 weeks and baby has serious neurological anomaly.

Also if pregnancy is continued the baby will have high morbidity and mortality. The Committee feels that the pregnancy can be terminated at this gestational age with kind permission of Hon High Court."

3.

In view of this report, accepting the recommendations of the Sneha Chavan 1/2

902 wp 1121-19=.doc Committee and request of Petitioner, we permit pregnancy to be terminated.

4.

Petitioner to report at B.J. Medical College and Sassoon Hospital, Pune on 02.02.2019 by 12.00 noon, Doctors there shall carry out necessary procedure at the earliest. (REVATI MOHITE DERE, J.) (B.P.DHARMADHIKARI, J.) Sneha Chavan 2/2