Bombay High Court recognizes 54-year-old woman's motherhood right, orders certificate
India
The Bombay High Court just made a big move by allowing a 54-year-old woman to pursue motherhood through surrogacy, even though the law usually stops women over 50 from doing so.
Published on November 7, 2026, the ruling recognized her right to motherhood and told local officials to give her the surrogacy eligibility certificate she was earlier denied.
Bombay HC judges affirm reproductive right
The couple's application was rejected because she is 54, but they argued that choosing when and how to have kids is a personal freedom.
The government pushed back, worried about child welfare, but the judges stood firm: The right to reproduction is a fundamental right, they said, adding that couples should be seen as a unit, not just by individual age.