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The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Central government on a public interest litigation (PIL) petition challenging the exclusion of single unmarried women and transgender persons from the application of Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021 [Dr Aqsa Shaikh v. Union of India and Others].