India’s adoption system needs major expansion and reform to help millions of orphaned, abandoned and surrendered children find secure homes ...

The Supreme Court struck down a rule that allowed maternity leave for adoptive mothers only if the child was below three months old, saying the distinction violated the right to equality ...

In a significant judgement, the Supreme Court ruled that adoptive mothers are entitled to 12 weeks of maternity leave regardless of the age of the adopted child. Know more.

The Supreme Court of India has ruled that irrespective of the age of the child, an adoptive mother is eligible for 12 weeks of maternity leave. Earlier, this was only allowed for adoptive moms whose ...

In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down a provision that restricted maternity leave for adoptive mothers to cases where the adopted child was below three months of age. The ...

SC rules mothers entitled to 12 weeks' leave from date of adoption, irrespective of child’s age; was so far limited to those ...