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HC seeks replies on 50-year age limit for surrogacy
The Story in Brief
The Bombay High Court on Monday, 28 September, sought responses from the Centre and Maharashtra authorities on a petition challenging the 50-year upper age limit for surrogacy eligibility certificates. The plea was filed by a 54-year-old Nashik woman whose application was rejected by the Nashik Municipal Corporation on July 14 because she exceeded the statutory age limit.
A bench of Justices Bharati Dangre and Ashish Chavan noted the petitioner's age and said time is running short. The court permitted reply affidavits to be filed by October 12 and posted the final hearing on October 13. The petition challenges the constitutional validity of Section 4(iii)(c)(I) of the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act under Articles 14 and 21.
Update, 2 October 2026: The Hindu reports the Kerala High Court allowed a couple over the ART Act age limit to continue IVF treatments after they gave an undertaking to bear liability. This is a separate case and does not affect the Bombay High Court petition, which remains scheduled for final hearing on October 13.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Times of India and Free Press Journal both report the same court proceeding on 28 September, with near-identical facts: the court's observation on time running short, the October 12 deadline for replies, and the October 13 final hearing. Both attribute the amicus curiae appointment to senior advocate Sharan Jagtiani. The Hindu's separate story on the Kerala High Court allowing a couple over the ART Act age limit to continue IVF is a different case in a different jurisdiction and adds no new fact to the Bombay High Court surrogacy petition. The coverage is uniform straight reporting, the key watch item remains the October 13 hearing.
Coverage: 3 sources, 3 neutral
Sources (3): timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report), freepressjournal.in (neutral report), thehindu.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
