A Division Bench of the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court dismissed a husband’s appeal against refusal of divorce on grounds of cruelty, holding that childlessness cannot be converted into a matrimonial fault of the wife and that marriage cannot be reduced to the sole object of procreation.
The State Consumer Commission fined a private hospital Rs 1 lakh for employing a government doctor, Dr. Arvind Gupta, who administered hormone injections that harmed a patient’s fertility. A Lucknow doctor was ordered to pay Rs 10 lakh compensation for a 14-year treatment that left a Jaunpur patient infertile, along with Rs 25,000 in expenses.
Today, On 23rd September, the Delhi High Court rejected a plea against a rule mandating that embryos be preserved only for the original recipient. The petitioner argued this could lead to the destruction of viable embryos. The court upheld the regulation, reinforcing adherence to ethical standards, prompting the petitioner to withdraw the plea.
