K. Umadevi v. Government of Tamil Nadu
Supreme Court of India2025 EduLaw (SC) 614Bench: Abhay Oka; Ujjal Bhuyan
The Supreme Court set aside the order of the Division Bench of the Madras High Court which had denied maternity leave to a government teacher for the birth of her third child, holding that maternity benefits are part of reproductive rights and that maternity leave is integral to those benefits.