Supreme Court Issues Notice in Raipur Newborn-Swap Allegation
The bench sought responses within four weeks to assess whether the DNA findings were properly investigated.
Overview
- The Supreme Court said the matter requires consideration and issued notice on a couple’s plea alleging a baby was swapped at a private Raipur hospital.
- Justices Manoj Misra and Ujjal Bhuyan asked the Chhattisgarh government, Raipur police, gynaecologist Dr Neeraj Pehlajani and hospital director D. Sameer Pehlajani to respond within four weeks.
- The petition states Usha Singh delivered a boy and a girl in 2023 at Mata Laxmi Nursing Home but was discharged with two girls.
- A DNA report cited in the plea indicates only one child matches the parents, which the couple says points to child swapping.
- In January, the Chhattisgarh High Court dismissed their petition after a six‑member medical panel found hospital records in order, leading the couple to file a special leave petition now before the Supreme Court.