Part 3 of the Medical Termination of Being pregnant Act 1971 prohibits termination of being pregnant after 20 weeks.
The highest court docket had on March 2 sought report from the medical board of civil hospital Karnal in regards to the feasibility of her request for termination of being pregnant.
“Time is of the essence within the matter so we’re itemizing it on coming Monday (March 8),” mentioned the bench, additionally comprising Justices A S Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian.
“Within the meantime, as prayed for, counsel showing on behalf of respondent-state is allowed to file the medical report of the petitioner in a sealed cowl,” the bench mentioned in its order.
The bench was listening to a plea filed by the minor woman who has mentioned that she was pregnant after being raped by one among her kin.
The highest court docket had earlier issued notices to the Centre and Haryana authorities in search of their responses by March 5 on the plea, filed by advocate V Ok Biju.