X v. State of U.P. and 4 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, WRIT - C No. 2940 of 2025, order dated 27.2.2025 (Ashwani Kumar Mishra & Donadi Ramesh, JJ.). Petitioner 'X' sought termination of pregnancy alleging she was a victim of sexual offence; ultrasound dated 30.10.2024 showed fetus of 8 weeks 6 days. Relief refused for present because petitioner's name did not match the name on supporting certificates; question whether authorities had been approached left unclarified. Matter listed afresh on 3.3.2025 with liberty to file supplementary affidavit. No statute or precedent cited.
What did the court decide?
No substantive direction issued at this stage; Registry directed to anonymize the petitioner's name; matter to be repeated as fresh on 3.3.2025 with a supplementary affidavit to clarify the identity discrepancy. ¶9