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Surrogate Mothers Also Have Right To Avail Maternity Leave: High Court

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Surrogate Mothers Also Have Right To Avail Maternity Leave: High Court

Mothers through surrogacy have the same right to maternity leave as provided to natural mothers. Bhubaneswar: Orissa High Court has recently ruled that female employees who become mothers through surrogacy have the same right to maternity leave and other benefits as provided to natural and adoptive mothers. The single judge bench of Justice SK Panigrahi…

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14-Year-Old Girl Can’t Be Treated As “Chattel” In Custody Battle: Supreme Court

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14-Year-Old Girl Can’t Be Treated As “Chattel” In Custody Battle: Supreme Court

The stability of a child is of “paramount importance”, the court said. New Delhi: Observing that a 14-year-old child cannot be treated as “chattel”, the Supreme Court has set aside an order of the Orissa High Court allowing the biological father of a girl her custody, saying she was living happily with her paternal aunt….

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