The Supreme Court yesterday disposed of a 2019 case challenging the age restriction of 35 years in Section 4(3)(i) of the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994 as an arbitrary restriction on the reproductive rights of women.

A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi directed that the entire pleadings in the matter be treated as a representation before the Central Supervisory Board (constituted under the 1994 Act) for its expert consideration.

The order was dictated thus:

"We find that the writ petition essentially raises issues that can be effectively addressed by the domain experts. While the petitioner may not be in a position to make out a case of discriminatory or arbitrary treatment to women below 35 years of age, o

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