Delhi HC relief to Opthalmologists, Cardiologists, Urologists; Stays Order on PNDT registrations
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New Delhi: In a major relief to Opthalmologists, Cardiologists and Urologists in the capital, who were brought under the ambit of Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PC-PNDT) Act, 1994 as their facilities/machines could potentially be used for sex determination, the Delhi High Court has stayed the impugned order.
The decision came in response to a petition filed by All India Ophthalmological Society, which had challenged the said order.
It is reported that in the month of June 2018, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare forwarded the recommendations of the Central Supervisory Board (CSB) directing implementations by the state governments. The recommendation stated
The decision came in response to a petition filed by All India Ophthalmological Society, which had challenged the said order.
It is reported that in the month of June 2018, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare forwarded the recommendations of the Central Supervisory Board (CSB) directing implementations by the state governments. The recommendation stated
"All the facilities engaged, either partly or exclusively in counseling or conducting the diagnostic techniques/test/procedures with the potential of sex selection are required to be registered under the PC & PNDT Act.”
"The proposal was considered and accepted by the CSB to resolve the confusions related to the registration of ultrasound facilities used for ophthalmology, echocardiography, urology and others. After the deliberations, it was concluded that the diagnostic machines have possibility of up-gradation and there is a likelihood of attaching multiple probes in the ultrasound machines, hence could be misused to detect the sex of the foetuses."
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