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The bench comprised D. Y. Chandrachud, A. S. Bopanna and J. B. Pardiwala JJ. The Court interpreted Rule 3B purposively and recognised the reproductive autonomy, dignity and…

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Which bench decided X v. Principal Secretary, Health and Family Welfare Department, Government of NCT of Delhi on 29 September 2022, recognising that Article 21 protects an unmarried woman’s reproductive autonomy, dignity and privacy?

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The bench comprised D. Y. Chandrachud, A. S. Bopanna and J. B. Pardiwala JJ. The Court interpreted Rule 3B purposively and recognised the reproductive autonomy, dignity and privacy of unmarried women under Article 21. The interpretation resolved the case without deciding Rule 3B’s constitutional validity.

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Option A

Incorrect. A bench of Hemant Gupta, Indira Banerjee, and Surya Kant JJ. did not deliver the judgment in X v. Principal Secretary, Health and Family Welfare Department, Govt. of NCT of Delhi.

Option B

Incorrect. Indira Banerjee, Hima Kohli, and Krishna Murari JJ. did not constitute the bench that decided this landmark reproductive autonomy case.

Option C

Incorrect. Sudhanshu Dhulia, Hima Kohli, and M. M. Sundresh JJ. did not constitute the bench in this case.

Option D

The signed judgment lists D. Y. Chandrachud, A. S. Bopanna and J. B. Pardiwala JJ.

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