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Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding advertisement in any manner including internet providing information on pre-natal determination, India, 13/04/2017

  • 13/04/2017

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Sabu Mathew George Vs Union of India & Others dated 13/04/2017 regarding advertisement in any manner including internet providing information on pre-natal determination or preconception selection of sex.

It is accepted by the counsel for the respondents (Microsoft Corporation (I) Pvt. Ltd., Google India and Yahoo ! India) that they have never indulged in any kind of advertisement as contemplated under Section 22 of the Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994 and nor do they have any kind of intention to cause any violation of the said mandate. It is further accepted by them that they will not sponsor any advertisement as provided under Section 22 of the Act.