The Madras High Court, in a historic world landmark judgment, has set a global precedent by ensuring fair and equitable access to maternity leave for women. This ruling, delivered on 24 January 2025, confirms that maternity leave cannot be denied for a third pregnancy if it is claimed for the first time. Justice R. Vijayakumar’s… Read more »

The Landmark Case of Minakshi Chaudhary v. RSRTC: Upholding the Right to Extended Maternity Leave The High Court of Rajasthan recently delivered a landmark judgment in the case of Minakshi Chaudhary v. Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation (RSRTC) & Ors. This case brings to the forefront the significance of maternity benefits as a fundamental right,… Read more »

Surrogate mothers have right to maternity leave: Rajasthan High Court From the High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan, Bench at Jaipur, related to a civil writ petition (S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 7853/2020). The petitioner, Smt. Chanda Keswani, is seeking maternity leave after having twins through the surrogacy process. The key points highlighted in the… Read more »

Case Background: Dr. Kavita Yadav, a Senior Resident (Pathology), worked at Janakpuri Super Speciality Hospital in Delhi. Her employment was temporary and extendable on a yearly basis, with a maximum tenure of three years. In 2017, she applied for maternity benefits under the Maternity Benefit Act. Her employer, citing the termination of her contract on… Read more »

Maha. Govt proposes an amendment in MB Rules regarding Creche facility to be within 500 meters from the entrance gate of the establishment The following draft of rules further to amend the Maharashtra Maternity Benefit Rules, 1965 which the Government of Maharashtra,  proposes to make in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 28 of the… Read more »

A Long awaited Maternity Benefit Act amendment is passed by both the house necessary Notification is appended below👇 Maternity Benefit Act Ammedment 2017 The Bill seeks to amend the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 to provide for the following:-  (i) Maternity leave available to the working women to be increased from 12 weeks to 26 weeks for… Read more »

A bill that proposes six months’ maternity leave for all working women has been passed by the Rajya Sabha today, the second last day of the monsoon session. Tracking it closely was Maneka Gandhi, minister for women’s welfare, who says it is the result of two years of hard work.The amendments to Maternity Benefits Act… Read more »

Object of the Act: To protect the dignity of motherhood and the dignity of a new person’s birth by providing for the full and healthy maintenance of the woman and her child at this important time when she is not working. Coverage of the Act: Upon all woman employee directly or through contractor except domestic… Read more »