Paternity Leave Policy

New Delhi (Gurpreet Singh)— In a milestone judgment for family rights and gender equality, the Supreme Court of India on Tuesday urged the Central Government to draft a formal law recognizing paternity leave as a social security benefit. The court asserted that parenting is a shared responsibility and that denying fathers the opportunity to bond with their children reinforces regressive gender roles. The observations were made by a Bench comprising Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan while delivering a verdict that struck down a restrictive adoption law. Equality for Adoptive Mothers The core of the legal challenge involved a provision…