{"id":7532,"date":"2026-03-17T10:54:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T05:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/fathers-could-soon-get-paternity-leave-sc-urges-government-action\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T17:48:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T12:18:21","slug":"fathers-could-soon-get-paternity-leave-sc-urges-government-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/?p=7532","title":{"rendered":"Fathers Could Soon Get Paternity Leave: SC Urges Government Action"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif\">The Supreme Court has urged the Union Government to make a law that recognizes paternity leave as a social security benefit. A bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice R Mahadevan made this observation while hearing a case about a law that gave maternity leave to adoptive mothers only if the child was under three months old.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align:center\"><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif\"><strong>Supreme Court Orders 12 Months for Adoptive Mothers:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif\">The bench said that Section 60(4) of the Social Security Code, 2020, which gave 12 weeks of maternity leave to adoptive mothers only if the child was below 3 months, is unconstitutional. They said a woman who legally adopts a child is now entitled to 12 months of maternity leave, no matter the age of the child.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif\"><strong>Justice Pardiwala on Paternity Leave:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif\"><strong><em>&quot;<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif\"><em>On the need of paternity leave, we urge the Union to come up with a provision recognising paternity leave as a social security benefit. We emphasise that the duration of such leave must be determined in a manner that is responsive to the needs of both the parents and the child,<\/em><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif\"><strong><em>&quot; <\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif\">Justice Pardiwala stated in the judgment.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p dir=\"ltr\"><strong style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif; font-size:14pt\">Paternity Leave Explained:<\/strong><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif\">After a child is born or adopted, a father may be granted paid or unpaid paternity leave. This leave allows him to assist the mother during the early post natal period and take care of the child in the early months. The idea is that parenting is a shared responsibility and having both parents present during a child&rsquo;s early years helps the child&rsquo;s development.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif\">Paternity leave also challenges the traditional idea that only women should take care of the children. It helps share household work more fairly and allows women to keep working, helping balance family and work responsibilities between men and women.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif\"><strong>Maternity vs. Paternity Leave in India:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif\">Currently, while women can take paid maternity leave for up to 26 weeks, <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif\"><strong>paternity leave is not recognized in India.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif\"> According to law, mothers with less than two surviving children are entitled to 26 weeks of paid maternity leave, while those with two or more children are entitled to 12 weeks, with up to 8 weeks allowed before delivery.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <hr \/>\n \n <p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif\">Case Details:<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/api.sci.gov.in\/supremecourt\/2021\/18032\/18032_2021_7_302_66970_Order_12-Dec-2025.pdf\" style=\"text-decoration-line:none\"> <span style=\"font-size:14pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif\"><span style=\"color:#1155cc\">Hamsaanandini Nanduri v. 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