New Delhi, April 28 -- The Supreme Court on Monday warned the Union government of contempt proceedings if it failed to comply with its April 24 order permitting a 15-year-old Delhi girl to terminate her over 28-week pregnancy at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), making it clear that the procedure must be carried out without delay.

A bench of justices BV Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan rejected an urgent plea by additional solicitor general Aishwarya Bhati to list a review petition in open court, even as the law officer flagged "grave" medical concerns.

"You have to follow our order or face contempt," the bench told Bhati, underscoring that the operative directions had already been issued on April 24 and were binding.

The cou...