SC strikes down law denying maternity leave for mothers adopting children over 3-month old

Описание: The Supreme Court struck down the three-month age cap that denied maternity leave to adoptive mothers if the adopted child was older than three months. In a landmark ruling, the court held that adoptive mothers are entitled to 12 weeks of maternity leave regardless of the child’s age, calling the restriction arbitrary, discriminatory, and contrary to the purpose of maternity benefits.
In this video, Ruchi Bhattar explains how one mother’s public interest litigation led to this major judgment, why the court ruled that motherhood isn't defined by biology alone, and what the ruling means for adoptive mothers, children with disabilities, single mothers, and the future of paternity leave in India.

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