Where an efficacious statutory appellate remedy is available against an administrative order of cancellation of registration under the PC & PNDT Act, 1994, the High Court under writ jurisdiction should generally relegate the parties to the appellate authority to scrutinize factual disputes and the sufficiency of the explanation provided.

JUDGMENT:

Heard Mr. P.Venugopal, learned Senior Counsel representing Mr. T.Vasantha Rao, learned counsel appearing for the appellant, Mr. R.Nagarjuna Reddy, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Health, Medical and Family Welfare Department appearing for respondent Nos.1 to 4 and Ms. Chenagoni Mounika, learned counsel representing Ms. Sahithi Sri Kavya M., learned counsel appearing for respondent Nos.5 and 6.

2. The appellant/writ petitioner is a Diagnostic Centre whose registration under the Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the PC& PNDT Act, 1994’) was cancelled in exercise of the power under Section 20 of the PC & PNDT Act, 1994 by the impugned order dated 07.11.2025 after issuance of a notice dated 10.09.2025 under Section 20(1) of the PC & PNDT Act, 1994 and upon consideration of the explanation furnished by the appellant dated 16.09.2025. The charges in the show cause notice are enumerated from Serial Nos.(i) till (xxvii), which are extracted hereunder:

i) M/s Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy (SLNS) Diagnostic Centre, H.No: 3-1-32/A, AMR Nagar, Opp: District Hospital, Bhongir town, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district is not maintaining patient register as per the PC&PNDT Act-1994.

ii) As per online data, 173 physical F-From are not submitted (Annexure-1 enclosed) under PC&PNDT Act-1994.

iii) 441 referral slips are not submitted (Annexure-II enclosed).

iv) Scanning Centre Registration number is not entered in 82 F-Forms (Annexure-III enclosed).

v) Total No. of living children not entered in 5 F-Forms (Annexure-IV enclosed).

vi) Husband/Wife/Father/Mother name is not interred in 1 F-Form (Annexure-V enclosed).

vii) Full Postal address is not entered in 2 F-Forms (Annexure-VI enclosed).

viii) Referral Doctor Name is not mentioned in 688 F-Forms (Annexure-VII enclosed).

ix) Self referral by Radiologist /Gynaecologist is not mentioned in 50 F-Forms (Annexure-VIII enclosed).

x) LMP (or) Months of Pregnancy is not mentioned in 13 F-Forms (Annexure-IX enclosed).

xi) Name of the Doctors performing the procedures is not mentioned in 35 F-Forms (Annexure-X enclosed).

xii) Indication for diagnostic is not mentioned in 526 F-Forms (Annexure-XI enclosed).

xiii) Declaration of Pregnant women/Person was not obtained and not mentioned in 18 F-Forms (Annexure-XII enclosed).

xiv) Date on which declaration of pregnant woman/person was obtained not mentioned in 57 F-Forms (Annexure-XIII enclosed).

xv) Results of non-invasive procedure carried out not mentioned in 71 F-Forms (Annexure-XIV enclosed).

xvi) Dates of results of pre-nate diagnostic procedures were not filled for 45 pregnant women of F-Forms (Annexure-XV endased).

xvii) Column of Indication for MTP as per the abnormality detected in the diagnostic procedures is not mentioned for 775 Pregnant Women;’s F-Forms (Annexure-XVI enclosed).

xviii) Radiologist is not signed on 944 F-Form’s of Section B (Annexure-XVII enclosed)

xix) Declaration of Pregnant Women not obtained for 3 Pregnant Women (Annexure XVIII enclosed).

xx) Signature/Thumb impression is not obtained for 199 Pregnant Women’s (Annexure-XIX enclosed).

xxi) Radiologist is not signed on 38 F-Forms of Section D (Annexure-XX enclosed).

xxii) Radiologist Signature is missed Matched in 66 F- Forms (Annexure-XXI enclosed).

xxiii) 23 Physical F-Forms are submitted but not entered in PC&PNDT web portal (Annexure XXII enclosed).

xxiv) M/s Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy (SLNS) Diagnostic Centre, H.No: 3-1-32/A AMR Nagar, Opp: District Hospital, Bhongir town, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district is not registered under Clinical Establishment Act-2010.

xxv) F-Forms entered in online of PC&PNDT