DR. NARENDRA GUPTA vs UNION OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE SECRETARY — W.P.(C) No. 131/2013

Case under Section PIL-W. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010059252013

Filing Date

20-Feb-2013

Registration No

W.P.(C) No. 131/2013

Diary Number

5925/2013

Order Date

05-Apr-2023

Document Type

Judgement - of Main Case

Neutral Citation

2023 INSC 322

Disposal Type

Disposed Off

Last updated 05-Jul-2026

Acts & Sections

Section PIL-W

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.DR. NARENDRA GUPTA

    Adv. SATYA MITRA[P-1]

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.UNION OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE SECRETARY

    Adv. ABHINAV MUKERJI (Dead / Retired / Elevated) [R-2] MILIND KUMAR[R-3] SUMEER SODHI[R-4] GURMEET SINGH MAKKER[R-1]

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 05-Apr-2023

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  3. 05-Apr-2023

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  4. 05-Apr-2023

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice and Hon'ble Mr. Justice J.B. Pardiwala

  5. 24-Mar-2023

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  6. 24-Mar-2023

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Hon'ble Mr. Justice J.B. Pardiwala

  7. 20-Feb-2023

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  8. 20-Feb-2023

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Hon'ble Mr. Justice J.B. Pardiwala

  9. 13-Dec-2022

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  10. 13-Dec-2022

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha

  11. 15-Nov-2022

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  12. 26-Aug-2016

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  13. 26-Aug-2016

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  14. 01-Apr-2016

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  15. 01-Apr-2016

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  16. 15-Jan-2016

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  17. 15-Jan-2016

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  18. 11-Dec-2015

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  19. 11-Dec-2015

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  20. 30-Oct-2015

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  21. 30-Oct-2015

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  22. 10-Aug-2015

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  23. 10-Aug-2015

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  24. 24-Apr-2015

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  25. 24-Apr-2015

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  26. 16-Feb-2015

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  27. 16-Feb-2015

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  28. 07-Jan-2015

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  29. 25-Nov-2014

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  30. 15-Oct-2014

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  31. 05-Aug-2014

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  32. 15-Apr-2014

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  33. 18-Mar-2013

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  34. 20-Feb-2013

    Case filed

    Registration No. W.P.(C) No. 131/2013

  35. [ 2023 INSC 322 ]

    Judgement - of Main CaseView PDF

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casestatus.in Summary

CASE SUMMARY In this public interest litigation filed in 2013, Dr. Narendra Gupta challenged unnecessary hysterectomies performed on vulnerable women under government health schemes in Bihar, Chhattisgarh, and Rajasthan. The Supreme Court, in its 2023 judgment, found substantial evidence supporting the petition and directed all states/union territories to adopt the Ministry of Health's "Guidelines to Prevent Unnecessary Hysterectomies" within three months, establish monitoring committees at national, state, and district levels, and ensure strict action against hospitals conducting unjustified procedures without informed consent. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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