JUDGMENT :

ABDUL QUDDHOSE, J.

Prayer: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue Writ of Mandamus directing the second respondent to terminate the 27 weeks pregnancy of V. Priyadarshini, daughter of K. Vijayakumar, aged 13 years through qualified doctors under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Act, 2021 forthwith.

1. The instant case has been filed by a desperate father of a victim girl seeking for medical termination of his minor daughter's pregnancy. The rape victim girl X was impregnated by the accused who has been charged with the offence in Cr. No. 09/2022 under sections 5(j)(ii)r/w 6 of POCSO Act.

2. In the affidavit filed in support of this writ petition, the petitioner has stated that the minor victim girl is 28 weeks + 3 days pregnant. This Court, by its earlier order dated 14.07.2022, directed the first respondent to nominate a team of Doctors and medically examine the victim girl and submit a feasibility report with regard to the medical termination of her pregnancy. As directed by this Court, the first respondent has nominated a team of Doctors who have medically examined the rape victim girl and have filed an unanimous rep