Surrogacy Under Indian Law: An Appraisal Pratiksha* Introduction The calling to have children among a couple is universally common and the same applies to India, where society has worked constantly for family growth and having children. India is a country where the joy of becoming a mother or becoming a parent is considered the greatest pleasure. But it is not everyone's destiny. Many couples in India are incapable of bearing children of their own the WHPO report states that 15% of couples suffer from the problem of medical infertility. However, medical infertility is not the only cause of infertility. In the past few decades, a distinct type of infertility known as social infertility has evolved. This means the incapability of an individual to procreate a child due to various social circumstances in life [1] . For example, widowed, divorcees, single individuals, etc.. may be fertile but they are unable to have a child