The Supreme Court of India is the country’s apex court and the final place for an appeal. Its judgments are binding on all other courts, and it serves as the final interpreter of the Constitution.
The Supreme Court came into existence on 26 January 1950, the day the Constitution came into force. The first Chief Justice of the Supreme court was Justice H.J. Kania. Consisting of the Chief Justice of India and 30 other judges, it has extensive powers in the form of original, appellate and advisory jurisdictions. As the final court of appeal, the Supreme Court takes up appeals primarily against verdicts of the high courts of various states of the Union and other courts and tribunals. It safeguards fundamental rights of citizens and settles disputes between various governments in the country.
This article does not provide any details about how this pregnancy will be “terminated.” At 30 weeks of pregnancy, we are not talking merely about a fetus, but likely an unborn child. Is it possible, for instance, that the child could be delivered by C-section, kept in an incubator, and then made a ward of the state? I realize that this is a bad situation with no easy solution, but to terminate a pregnancy in such an advanced stage without considering the fate of the unborn child doesn’t seem right.