‘Age limit renders provision illusory’: What Supreme Court said in landmark judgment striking down law limiting maternity leave to adoption of children under 3 months
The Supreme Court has struck down a law restricting maternity leave for adoptive mothers to children under three months old. Justices Pardiwala and Mahadevan ruled this age limit violates constitutional rights, granting 12 weeks of leave regardless of the child's age. The court also urged the Centre to consider paternity leave as a social security benefit.
The Supreme Court has struck down a law restricting maternity leave for adoptive mothers to children under three months old. Justices Pardiwala and Mahadevan ruled this age limit violates constitutional rights, granting 12 weeks of leave regardless of the child's age. The court also urged the Centre to consider paternity leave as a social security benefit.
