Supreme Court Strikes Down Law Giving Maternity Leave only to Mothers Adopting Children Under 3 Months

Reproductive Autonomy Extends Beyond Biological Birth: SC Strikes Down 3-month Adoption Bar to Avail Maternity Leave

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan observed that the object of maternity benefits is intrinsically linked to motherhood. In this context, adoptive mothers of children above three months are similarly situated to those adopting younger infants, as both require time for bonding, caregiving and adjustment, the Court noted. India News | Reproductive Autonomy Extends Beyond Biologic…

Adoptive mothers entitled to maternity leave regardless of child’s age: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down a section of the 2020 Social Security Code that allowed maternity leaves for adoptive mothers to only those adopting children under three months old, PTI reported.The court observed that adoption is part of the right to reproductive autonomy.A bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and R Mahadevan said that an adoptive mother should be entitled to maternity leave for a 12-week period despite the age of the adopte…

Supreme Court strikes down law giving maternity leave only to mothers adopting children under 3 months

The bench also held that an adoptive mother should be entitled to maternity leave of 12 weeks, irrespective of the age of the adopted child.

Supreme Court calls for law on paternity leave, expands rights of adoptive mothers

The Supreme Court on Tuesday highlighted the need for a legal framework recognising paternity leave as part of social security, stressing that raising a child is a shared duty between both parents. The court observed that focusing only on mothers in early childcare overlooks the important role fathers play in a child’s growth. The remarks came as the court struck down a provision that granted maternity leave to women adopting children only if th…

Adoptive mothers entitled to maternity leave regardless of child’s age, says Supreme Court

Supreme Court rules adoptive mothers entitled to 12 weeks maternity leave, regardless of child's age, and calls for paternity leave recognition.

SC allows maternity leave to mothers adopting children older than 3 months

The Supreme Court has ruled that adoptive mothers are entitled to maternity leave regardless of the child's age. A law restricting this benefit to children under three months old was struck down. The court emphasized adoption as part of reproductive autonomy. It also urged the government to consider paternity leave as a social security benefit.