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SC grants 12-week maternity leave to all adoptive mothers, removes 3-month age cap

India, March 17 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday declared as unconstitutional a key provision in the Code on Social Security, 2020, that restricted maternity leave for adoptive mothers to those adoptin... Read More


SC strikes down 3-month cap on maternity leave for adoptive mothers

India, March 17 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday declared as unconstitutional a key provision in the Code on Social Security, 2020, that restricted maternity leave for adoptive mothers to those adoptin... Read More


SC removes child age cap for maternity leave in adoption cases: What the big verdict says, how it redefines parenthood

India, March 17 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday declared as unconstitutional a legal provision that limited maternity leave for adoptive mothers to only those who adopt children below three months of ... Read More


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

India, March 17 -- 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... Read More


SC seeks Centre's report on Ganga banks' encroachment

New Delhi, March 16 -- The Supreme Court has sought a comprehensive status report on encroachments along the banks and floodplains of the Ganga across multiple states, while expressing concern that th... Read More


SC orders states to report latest encroachments on ganga plains

New Delhi, March 16 -- The Supreme Court has sought a comprehensive status report on encroachments along the banks and floodplains of the Ganga across multiple states, while expressing concern that th... Read More


SC seeks status report on Ganga river encroachers

New Delhi, March 16 -- The Supreme Court has sought a comprehensive status report on encroachments along the banks and floodplains of the Ganga across multiple states, while expressing concern that th... Read More


SC seeks pan-India report on Ganga encroachments

New Delhi, March 16 -- The Supreme Court has sought a comprehensive status report on encroachments along the banks and floodplains of the Ganga across multiple states, expressing concern that the avai... Read More


Supreme Court expresses reluctance to intervene in 5-year law course debate

India, March 16 -- The Supreme Court on Monday expressed reluctance to intervene in the debate over the duration of the five-year integrated LLB course, saying such policy matters cannot be decided by... Read More


SC seeks status report on encroachments along Ganga banks, floodplains

India, March 16 -- The Supreme Court has sought a comprehensive status report on encroachments along the banks and floodplains of the Ganga across states, while expressing concern that the available d... Read More