Supreme Court of India

Voluntary Health Association of Punjab v. Union of India & Others

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Reported as [2013] 5 S.C.R. 111

Bench K.S. Radhakrishnan and Dipak Misra JJ.

Decided 4 March 2013

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From the headnote

Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition on Sex-Selection) Act, 1994 - ss. 7 and 16A - Discrimination towards female child - Sex Selective Abortion - Misuse of pre-natal diagnostic techniques for elimination ·of female foetus ..;.. Lack of proper supervision and effective implementatien 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 Pre Natal

Authorities it was built on

2000 Gadnis Bhawani Shankar v. Faleiro Eduardo Martinho cited by 39
1997 Ajit Savant Majagavi v. State of Karnataka cited by 8
1996 Madhu Kishwar and Ors. Etc. v. State of Bihar and Ors. cited by 5
1996 M.C. Mehta v. State Of.tamil Nadu cited by 5
2003 Centre for Enquiry Into Health and Allied Themes (cehat) and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors. cited by 3
2001 Centre for Enquiry Into Health and Allied Themes (cehat) and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors. cited by 3
1995 State of Himachal Pradesh v. Nikku Ram and Ors. cited by 3

Where later benches applied it

2021 Rekha Sengar v. State of Madhya Pradesh relied on
2019 Federation of Obstetrics and Gynecological Societies of India (fogsi) v. Union of India and Others relied on
2026 Dr. Ramesh v. State of Maharashtra & Anr. referred to
2018 Joseph Shine v. Union of India referred to
2018 Shakti Vahini v. Union of India and Others referred to
2017 Dr. Sabu Mathew George v. Union of India & Ors. referred to

Of those, 2 relied on · 4 referred to

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