Supreme Court strikes down restriction on adoptive maternity benefits
→Age-based eligibility condition for leave invalidated
Change
India’s Supreme Court struck down a provision limiting maternity benefits for adoptive mothers based on child age at adoption.
Why it matters
The ruling removes eligibility restrictions and requires employers to provide statutory maternity benefits regardless of adoption timing.
Implications
- → Employers must extend benefits to all adoptive mothers — eligibility expanded
- → HR policies must be updated — compliance requirements change
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