Delhi HC declines to entertain plea for use of unused gametes and embryos for third parties

The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea by an In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) specialist seeking a more “nuanced, balanced and reasonable approach” in regulating unused gametes and embryos under the provisions of the Assisted Reproductive Technologies (Regulation) Rules, 2022.

The petitioner, Dr Aniruddha Malpani, who challenged section 24 of the Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Act, 2021, read with Rule 13(1)(a) of the Assisted Reproductive Technologies (Regulation) Rules, 2022, hence withdrew his plea.