Foetus beyond 5 months recognised as ‘person’, entitled to compensation: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court ruled that an unborn child beyond five months of gestation will be treated as a “person” under the law. The court directed separate compensation for its death in an accident, overturning a tribunal order that had denied relief for the foetus in a 2018 railway incident.

Lucknow: The Allahabad High Court on Friday ruled that an unborn child of more than five months’ gestation will be considered a “person” in the eyes of law, making its death in an accident eligible for separate compensation.

The judgment was delivered........

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