Appeal
Section 14 of the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021 deals with appeal. The surrogacy clinic or the intending couple or the intending woman may, within a period of thirty days from the date of receipt of the communication relating to order of rejection of application, suspension or cancellation of registration passed by the appropriate authority under section 13 and com The Act came into force on 25 Jan 2022.
The surrogacy clinic or the intending couple or the intending woman may, within a period of thirty days from the date of receipt of the communication relating to order of rejection of application, suspension or cancellation of registration passed by the appropriate authority under section 13 and communication relating to rejection of the certificates under section 4, prefer an appeal against such order to—
(a) the State Government, where the appeal is against the order of the appropriate authority of a State;
(b) the Central Government, where the appeal is against the order of the appropriate authority of a Union territory,
in such manner as may be prescribed.
Section 14, The Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021 (Act 47 of 2021).
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Related judgements & precedents
These are some judgments that construed this section, and hold precedence value. They hold authority on how to read, interpret and use this section.
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Subbulakshmi v. Union of India
Court's Decision & Legal Precedent
Madras HC DB dismissed intending couple’s challenge to State guidelines requiring surrogate-mother eligibility certificates from the surrogate’s home district. Administrative instructions implementing the Surrogacy Act/Rules are valid if they do not contradict the statute; district-based verification protects against forum-shopping and advances protective duties of Appropriate Authorities. Court examined ss.2,4,6,8,14 among others and directed fresh proper instructions given un-notified draft Forms 17/17B.
On this section: Applied/examined s.14 within the Surrogacy Act scheme governing certificate/appeal architecture while upholding district-based eligibility verification as valid administrative clarification.
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Made under this section, and citing it
1 instrument names this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.
Questions about Section 14
What have the courts held on Section 14 of the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act?
Subbulakshmi v. Union of India (25 Apr 2025) is the leading judgment on this section among those set out below: Applied/examined s.14 within the Surrogacy Act scheme governing certificate/appeal architecture while upholding district-based eligibility verification as valid administrative clarification.
How do I find court cases under Section 14 of the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Surrogacy (Regulation) Act 14, section 14 Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, section 14 of the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome. 1 reported judgment on this section is set out on this page, beginning with Subbulakshmi v. Union of India (25 Apr 2025).
What should I read with Section 14 of the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 4 (Regulation of surrogacy and surrogacy procedures), section 13 (Cancellation or suspension of registration ), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it. One instrument names it without being made under it, most recently Surrogacy Rules, 2022 (2022).
When did Section 14 of the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act come into force?
Section 14 of the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, cited as Surrogacy (Regulation) Act 14, came into force on 25 Jan 2022, having been enacted on 25 Dec 2021. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
Other sections of this Act
- 2. Definitions946 words
- 4. Regulation of surrogacy and surrogacy procedures844 words
- 50. Power to make rules696 words
- 3. Prohibition and regulation of surrogacy clinics422 words
- 38. Prohibition of commercial surrogacy, exploitation of surrogate mothers and children born through surrogacy315 words
- 17. Constitution of National Assisted Reproductive Technology and Surrogacy Board301 words
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