NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that there is “no rationality” in a provision of the Social Security Code 2020, calling it “contentious.” The provision limits maternity leave for adoptive mothers to those who adopt children under three months of age.The court held that an adoptive child is no different from a biological child and ruled that adoptive mothers are entitled to 12 weeks of maternity leave, regardless of the age of the child at the time of adoption.
