select *,(select top 1 headnote from hntojudgement where jid=njudgement.jid) as title,(select top 1 headnote from headnotes where jid=njudgement.jid order by hnid desc) as headnote from njudgement where jid='46845' Three-month age cap on adoptive child for maternity benefit violates Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution.
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2026 LLR WEB 720 (SUPREME COURT OF INDIA)
Three-month age cap on adoptive child for maternity benefit violates Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution.

MATERNITY BENEFIT - ADOPTIVE MOTHER - AGE LIMIT OF CHILD - ARTICLE 14 - ARTICLE 21 - REPRODUCTIVE AUTONOMY - BEST INTEREST OF CHILD - UNDER-INCLUSIVE CLASSIFICATION - WORKABILITY OF PROVISION - Section 60(4), Code on Social Security, 2020 (pari materia Section 5(4), Maternity Benefit Act, 1961) - Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 - CARA Regulations, 2022... subscribe to read more..

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