JUDGMENT

CM Appls. 1262/2024, 2627/2024 & 3561/2024

1. The Petitioner had approached this Court by filing the present writ petition i.e., W.P.(C) 16751/2023 for a direction to the Respondents to permit medical termination of her ongoing pregnancy under Section 3(2)(b)(i) read with 3 (3) and Section 5 of the MTP Act read with Rule 3B of the MTP Rules, 2003 in AIIMS Hospital, New Delhi immediately without disclosing her identity.

2. The Petitioner herein got married on 26.02.2023. However, unfortunately her husband passed away on 19.10.2023 due to some medical complications. The Petitioner came back her parents house. The Petitioner, thereafter, went for an ultrasound and found that she was pregnant for 20 weeks. Roughly two months, thereafter, in the month of December, the Petitioner decided not to continue with her ongoing pregnancy as the same will cause grave injury to her physical and mental health and due to material changes and circumstances in her marital life. Since the doctors of the AIIMS, New Delhi refused to terminate the pregnancy due to limitations under the MTP Rules, the Petitioner had approached this Court by filing the present writ petition.

3. Notice was issued in the