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India Today
25-05-2025
- Health
- India Today
Madhya Pradesh court allows minor rape survivor to deliver baby, orders full support
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has allowed a 31-week-pregnant minor to deliver her baby. The decision was delivered by Justice Vinay Saraf during a vacation single bench hearing. The court also directed the state government to ensure the girl receives complete medical care and continued support after the child is police had informed the Additional District Judge (ADJ) court about a minor who had been sexually assaulted and was found to be pregnant. A medical report confirmed that the foetus was 29 weeks and 6 days old. Doctors warned that attempting an abortion at this stage could endanger the girl's life. Based on this, the ADJ court referred the case to the High Court, which then passed the present minor, accompanied by her parents, submitted a letter to the High Court expressing their decision to carry the pregnancy to term and deliver the child. The court took note of the gynaecologist's report, which confirmed that the foetus was over 29 weeks old at the time. By the time of the judgment, the gestational age had advanced to approximately 31 weeks. Considering this, the Court observed that terminating the pregnancy at such a late stage could pose a significant risk to the minor's life. The court said that given the circumstances, no directions can be issued for the medical termination of the pregnancy, and disposed of the petition. The High Court has directed that the state shall provide all necessary medical facilities through a team of specialist doctors to support the victim throughout her pregnancy and expenses related to childbirth shall be borne by the state. The medical team must exercise the utmost care and caution during the pregnancy, delivery and postnatal period, as required. Post-delivery care shall also be provided to the victim and the State Government shall assume responsibility for the child in accordance with established norms. Furthermore, the State Government is directed to ensure that the child receives free education up to Class 12th, and all essential medical facilities until the child attains the age of majority. The identities of both the victim and the child must be kept strictly confidential," said the court has also urged the State Government to consider formulating a comprehensive policy to provide food, shelter, education, and safety for children born to survivors of sexual assault, rape, or court noted that the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act protects medical boards when they give a well-meaning opinion on ending a pregnancy. However, it said boards should not follow only the strict rules of the Act. They must also consider the woman's physical and emotional health. The court added that boards must clearly explain their opinions and any changes they make as situations develop. Most importantly, a woman's consent is the top priority in decisions about ending a Reel IN THIS STORY#Madhya Pradesh
Time of India
25-05-2025
- Health
- Time of India
HC urges govt to frame care policy for child sex abuse survivors
Jabalpur: Madhya Pradesh high court has asked state govt to consider formulating a policy to provide food, shelter, education, and security for children saved from sexual abuse, rape or incest. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The vacation bench of Justice Vinay Saraf made the observation recently while allowing a minor rape survivor, who is 31 weeks pregnant, to give birth to the child. HC ordered that the child would receive free education up to class 12 and all medical facilities until adulthood. If the minor mother and her parents wish to give up the child for adoption after birth, govt will facilitate it, the judge said. "The medical board should not be limited to criteria under MTP Act when forming an opinion on pregnancy termination; they should also evaluate the physical and emotional well-being of the pregnant woman…The consent of the pregnant woman is paramount in decisions regarding pregnancy termination," the court said. The rape survivor's MTP case was in a court in Mandla district. The medical report indicated that the foetus was 29 weeks and 6 days old, and terminating pregnancy could endanger the girl's life. The ADJ court referred the case to high court for opinion as per a previous HC order, which laid down the SOP for such cases. A letter signed by the survivor and her parents was presented in HC, expressing their desire to continue with the pregnancy and give birth. The bench noted that a gynaecologist also opined that since the foetus was over 29 weeks old, the minor's life could be at risk. The court allowed the delivery and said that the state will cover all expenses related to not only the childbirth, but the child's education and health till class 12 and adulthood. Jabalpur: Madhya Pradesh high court has asked state govt to consider formulating a policy to provide food, shelter, education, and security for children saved from sexual abuse, rape or incest. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The vacation bench of Justice Vinay Saraf made the observation recently while allowing a minor rape survivor, who is 31 weeks pregnant, to give birth to the child. HC ordered that the child would receive free education up to class 12 and all medical facilities until adulthood. If the minor mother and her parents wish to give up the child for adoption after birth, govt will facilitate it, the judge said. "The medical board should not be limited to criteria under MTP Act when forming an opinion on pregnancy termination; they should also evaluate the physical and emotional well-being of the pregnant woman…The consent of the pregnant woman is paramount in decisions regarding pregnancy termination," the court said. The rape survivor's MTP case was in a court in Mandla district. The medical report indicated that the foetus was 29 weeks and 6 days old, and terminating pregnancy could endanger the girl's life. The ADJ court referred the case to high court for opinion as per a previous HC order, which laid down the SOP for such cases. A letter signed by the survivor and her parents was presented in HC, expressing their desire to continue with the pregnancy and give birth. The bench noted that a gynaecologist also opined that since the foetus was over 29 weeks old, the minor's life could be at risk. The court allowed the delivery and said that the state will cover all expenses related to not only the childbirth, but the child's education and health till class 12 and adulthood.
Time of India
04-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
HC stays RDVV late fee order for Katni college
Bhopal/Jabalpur: The MP high court has stayed Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya 's (RDVV) decision to impose a 25 per cent late fee on Katni Degree College for depositing its affiliation fee . The court directed the university to reopen its portal, and allow the college to pay the fee without the penalty by May 5. The court also issued notices to the university and other respondents in the case. Lal Mathura Das Education Society, which runs the college, argued that they were supposed to deposit Rs 17 lakh as affiliation fee for the academic session 2025-26. They could not deposit the fee on time because of erratic information on the portal. The university administration has now imposed a 25 per cent of the original fee as a late fee and asked to deposit the amount by May 5. Following initial arguments, a bench of justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and justice Vinay Saraf stayed the order of the RDVV administration.
Time of India
25-04-2025
- Business
- Time of India
HC seeks airlines' opinion on taxes, poor air connectivity in Jabalpur
Bhopal/Jabalpur: The state govt has filed a reply before a division bench of MP high court , hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) over poor air connectivity hampering growth of Jabalpur city, on more taxes being charged at Jabalpur airport compared to other airports. The bench of Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Vinay Saraf sought an opinion of the airline companies on the reply presented by the state govt while deferring hearing on the petition to May 14. Petitioners in the case, PG Najpande and Rajat Bhargava, said air connectivity from Jabalpur to other major cities of the country was poor as compared to places like Indore, Bhopal and Gwalior. They said before the Corona pandemic, there were 8 regular flights from Jabalpur to various cities in the country. Recently, the Jabalpur airport was renovated at a cost of Rs 5,000 crore but now only 4 regular flights are being operated from Jabalpur. They said that poor air connectivity is causing a lot of problems to the residents of Jabalpur and it's a major contributory factor hindering the growth of the city. In the course of hearing of the case, the major airline companies, in their reply to the high court notice in the matter, had raised the issue of more taxes being imposed on flights operating from Jabalpur compared to other places. At the behest of the court, the state govt presented its reply on the issue but during hearing of the case on Monday, the reply was there on the records. The court while seeking opinion of the airline companies on the reply presented by the state government deferred hearing of the ase to May 14.
