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Amendments to the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961.(10.08.2016)

The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its ex-post facto approval for amendments to Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 by.....

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News

Delhi HC Issues Notice in Plea Seeking Maternity Benefits to Women Pursuing Higher Education(18.02.2020)

Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Central Government and University Grants Commission in a plea seeking relaxation in attendance norms for wom.....

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Madhya Pradesh HC: Contractual Employees Also Entitled To Benefits Under Maternity Benefits Act(01.05.2017)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that maternity leave should be granted to contractual employees, at par with regular employees.

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Allahabad High Court Directs to Frame Rules on Grant of Maternity Benefits(20.12.2021)

Allahabad High Court has directed Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Technical University to frame rules and grant various maternity benefits to the expectant m.....

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Del. HC: Panel Lawyer of DSLSA is Not an Employee, Can’t be Entitled to Maternity Benefit(24.04.2024)

Delhi High Court has held that the appointment of panel lawyers in Delhi State Legal Services Authority (DSLSA) is only as a professional and not an e.....

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Madras HC: Can’t Deny Maternity Benefits Merely on Technicalities(16.01.2023)

Madras High Court while observing that welfare legislation like Maternity Benefits Act can’t be denied merely on the basis of technicalities, has held.....

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Mad. HC: State Employees Governed by TN Government Fundamental Rules and not Maternity Benefits Act(01.09.2023)

Madras High Court while observing that State Employees are governed by the Tamil Nadu Government Fundamental Rules and not the Maternity Benefits Act .....

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Supreme Court: Maternity Benefits Are a Part of Reproductive Rights(26.05.2025)

Supreme Court while setting aside order of Madras High Court which denied maternity leave to a government teacher for the birth of her third child, ha.....

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Maternity Benefits to Contractual Employees can't be Denied: Kerala HC(03.01.2019)

Kerala High Court has reiterated that maternity benefits cannot be denied to women employees just because they are contractual employees.

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Bombay High Court: State Cannot Deny Maternity Benefits As More Women Join Workforce(02.03.2026)

Observing that as more women join the workforce to achieve economic independence, authorities cannot deny maternity leave and compromise their caregiv.....

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Supreme Court Struck Down Section 60(4), Removing Limits on Maternity Benefits For Adoptive Mothers(18.03.2026)

Supreme Court struck down Section 60(4) of the Social Security Code, 2020, which had restricted maternity leave for adoptive mothers to cases where th.....

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