India, Jan. 31 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the courts have a duty to take care of the interests of the unborn child and the mother as it turned down a petition filed by a 26-year-old widow seeking termination of her 32-week pregnancy.

The court that a medical board comprising doctors from the All Indian Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) had examined the woman following an order of the Delhi high court and found the child to be normal and dismissed the petition filed by the woman.

"There is no abnormality in the foetus. It is a full-fledged, normal-bodied child. This is not the case we should entertain," the top court bench headed by justice Bela M Trivedi said.

The woman had challenged the Delhi high court's January 23 or...