Supreme Court questions Centre on limited maternity benefit for adoptive parents

The Court was hearing a PIL challenging the validity of Section 5(4) of the Maternity Benefit Act.
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned the rationale behind a legal provision that says adoptive parents are entitled to maternity benefits only if the adopted child is less than three months old [Hamsaanandini Nanduri vs Union of India and ors].

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