State Cannot Deny Maternity Benefits, Recognising Growing Economic Independence of Women Workforce: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has strongly upheld the rights of working women under the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961, observing that authorities cannot deny maternity benefits to women employees merely because they are working on a contractual basis. The Court emphasized that in today’s time, when more women are joining the workforce for economic independence, they should not be forced to compromise their role as caregivers. The judgment was delivered by…
