Arun Muthuvel vs Union Of India

insc-2025-1209 Supreme Court of India 9 October 2025 • WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO.331 OF 2024; WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO.809 OF 2024; WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO.756 OF 2022; Writ Petition (Civil) No.331 of 2024; Writ Petition (Civil) No.809 of 2024; WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO. 331 OF 2024; WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO. 809 OF 2024; WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO. 756 OF 2022 • 72 min read
24 cases cited (0 SG, 24 foreign) Cited by 1 case

Practice Areas

ART Act Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Act, 2021 Before the notice had expired these Acts were repealed by the Public Health Act, 1875 Constitution of India General clauses Act Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 1999 Special Marriage Act, 1954 Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021

Judges (2)

B.V. Nagarathna Delivered K.V. Viswanathan Coram

Parties (4)

Union of India Respondent Arun Muthuvel Petitioner Urvashi Petitioner Vijaya Kumari S Petitioner

Case Significance

Arun Muthuvel vs Union Of India is a Supreme Court of India decision dated October 9, 2025 (citation: insc-2025-1209). Writ petitions challenged the age restrictions on intending couples under the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021. The Supreme Court addressed the constitutional validity of age limits for surrogacy and the protection of vested rights for couples who had commenced the surrogacy process before the amendments came into force. The bench comprised Justices B.V. Nagarathna and K.V. Viswanathan. The judgment was delivered by Justice B.V. Nagarathna.

This case has been cited by 1 subsequent judgment. The judgment references 24 case citations.

Summary

Writ petitions challenged the age restrictions on intending couples under the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021. The Supreme Court addressed the constitutional validity of age limits for surrogacy and the protection of vested rights for couples who had commenced the surrogacy process before the amendments came into force.

What was the outcome of Arun Muthuvel vs Union Of India?

Writ petitions challenged the age restrictions on intending couples under the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021. The Supreme Court addressed the constitutional validity of age limits for surrogacy and ...

Statutes Cited

ART Act
s 21(g)
Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Act, 2021
Before the notice had expired these Acts were repealed by the Public Health Act, 1875
Constitution of India
Art 21
General clauses Act
s 6
Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 1999
Special Marriage Act, 1954
Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021

Cases Cited (24)

IN (24)
(1961) 1 SCR 305 (1965) 3 SCR 122 (1989) 2 SCC 754 (1992) 4 SCC 477 (1994) 6 SCC 632 (1997) 10 SCC 1 (2003) 8 SCC 369 (2006) 2 SCC 740 (2008) 13 SCC 518 (2009) 9 SCC 1 (2012) 11 SCC 1 (2015) 1 SCC 1 (2017) 10 SCC 1 (2023) 11 SCC 209 (2023) 9 SCC 433 (2024) 6 SCC 327 1960 SCC OnLine SC 42 2025 INSC 1209 AIR 1951 SC 128 AIR 1961 SC 307 AIR 1965 SC 1970 AIR 1989 SC 1933 AIR 1994 SC 2623 AIR 2004 SC 60

Cited By (1)

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Arun Muthuvel vs Union Of India

Judgment

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Source: Indian Kanoon (insc-2025-1209)