TEJINDER SINGH DHINDSA. J.

1. Petitioners, Kulwinder Kaur, aged 27 years and Harpreet Singh, aged 33 years are husband and wife. Instant petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking directions to the respondent/authorities to allow petitioner No.l to undergo medical termination of her pregnancy. Basis of raising such a prayer is that the foetus has been diagnosed with a serious heart condition called ‘Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome’ (in short H.L.H.S.).

2. It has been averred that the date of onset of pregnancy was 16.08.2018. On 07.01.2019, petitioner No.l went for a routine Level-II Foetal Morphology Scanning and in the report, an Impression was recorded to the following effect:

“Single live foetus of 19-20 weeks of gestation showing mitral atresia with aortic stenosis.”

3. Petitioners were informed that there are certain complications with the heart of the foetus and as such, further investigation would be required. Petitioner No.l then underwent Foetal Echocardiography on the same date i.e. 07.01.2019 at the Prime Diagnostic Centre and Heart Institute, Sector-24, Chandigarh. In the report dated 07.01.2019 appended as Annexure P-5 along w