JUDGMENT :

1. The 1^st petitioner is the wife of the 2^nd petitioner. The petitioners are aged 47 and 56 years, respectively. They are issueless. The 1^st petitioner has undergone in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) procedures at the 4^th respondent hospital. Although the doctors have advised the 1^st petitioner to undergo another IVF procedure, the hospital has declined the procedure for the reason that the 2^nd petitioner has surpassed the age of 55 years as stipulated under Section 2 1 (g) (ii) of the Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Act, 2021 ('Act', for brevity) and the petitioners fall within the purview of the term “commissioning couple” defined under the Act. Since the 1^st petitioner is 47 years of age and she is a “woman” as defined under Section 2 (1)(u) of the Act, and further, the 2^nd petitioner has given his consent for the procedure; the 1^st petitioner is entitled to undergo the procedure. The refusal of the hospital to provide treatment to the petitioners is an infringement of their right to life. The age restrictions laid down under the Act apply only if the man and woman participate in the Assisted Reproductive Technology (‘ART’) procedure. In the present case, o