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Sign in to searchSupreme Court landmark decision on maternity leave
In Hamsaanandini Nanduri v. Union of India, the Supreme Court on 17 March 2026 delivered a significant ruling expanding maternity rights for adoptive mothers. The Court struck down the three-month age cap in Section 60(4) of the Code on Social Security, 2020, which had restricted 12 weeks of maternity benefit only to women adopting a child below three months. It held that adoptive mothers are entitled to 12 weeks’ mater
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Supreme Court strikes down age cap for adoptive mothers' maternity leave, expanding rights under Articles 14 and 21. A landmark decision transforming family and labour law.
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