SC removes limits on maternity leave in cases of adoption; also calls for paternity leave as social welfare measure| India News

The Supreme Court on Tuesday declared as unconstitutional a provision in the Code on Social Security, 2020, that limited maternity leave for adoptive mothers to only those who adopt children below three months of age.

The court held that all adoptive mothers will be entitled to 12 weeks of leave from the date of adoption, irrespective of the child’s age.

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The SC also urged the Union government to consider introducing paternity leave as a social welfare measure.