The Supreme Court on Friday has questioned the Centre on the rationale behind limiting maternity leave benefits to women who adopt children under 3 months of age. This provision, under Section 5(4)... Read more »
The Orissa High Court has ruled that female employees who become mothers through surrogacy are entitled to the same maternity leave and benefits as those provided to natural and adoptive mothers. A... Read more »
The Orissa High Court recently emphasized that maternity leave is a basic human right and its denial would be an affront to the dignity of female employees. A single bench of Justice... Read more »
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of India has successfully intervened in the matter concerning temporary women staff employed under the Centre’s Samagra Siksha Scheme in Tamil Nadu. As a result, these... Read more »
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has recently ruled that maternity leave is a fundamental human right and its denial constitutes a violation of Articles 29 and 39D of the Indian Constitution A... Read more »
The Allahabad High Court recently held that the provisions of the Maternity Benefit Act 1961 (Act) allow a woman to get maternity benefits even after the birth of her child. A single... Read more »