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Vijaya Kumari S & Another v. Union of India

Issue arose whether the age-restrictions u/s.4(iii)(c)(I) of Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021 should be applied to intending couples, all of whom had commenced…

Allowed
Court
Supreme Court of India
Decided
9 Oct 2025
Citation
[2025] 11 S.C.R. 136
Case no.
WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 331/2024
Bench
B.v. Nagarathna, K.v. Viswanathan

Issue for consideration

Issue arose whether the age-restrictions u/s.4(iii)(c)(I) of Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021 should be applied to intending couples, all of whom had commenced the surrogacy process, to the extent of having their embryos frozen, before the enforcement of Act, 2021 – s.4(iii)(c)(I) – Regulation of surrogacy and surrogacy procedures – Application of the age-restrictions on ‘intending couples’ u/s.4(iii)(c)(I) who had frozen their embryos, before the enforcement of the Act – Act of 2021 Act came into force

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