Pre-Conception & Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prevention of Sex Selection) Act, 1994–Sec. 21–Exoneration of petitioner by State Level Appropriate Authority–Appellate Authority took suo moto cognizance after eighteen months and upset the order–Whether legal ?–Held no–Nothing in Section 21 to authorize filing the appeal by any other person including State–Further, the order was passed without issuing the notice to petitioners–Held, order is liable to be set aside–However, State Govt. is free to challenge the order passed by SLAA by way of filing writ petition.
