Ahmedabad Times

Chennai: A Tamil Nadu govt order proscribing maternity go away for third being pregnant to 12 weeks is unjustifiable and in opposition to the regulation settled by the Supreme Courtroom, Madras excessive courtroom dominated on Wednesday.The division bench of Justice R Suresh Kumar and Justice N Senthilkumar put aside the orders of the principal district choose, Villupuram, dated March 27, 2026, which rejected the illustration of the petitioner searching for maternity go away from Feb 2, 2026 to Feb 1, 2027, and the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Villupuram, which requested her to rejoin on April 27, 2026.“This sort of restriction is in opposition to the dictum of the Supreme Courtroom in addition to this courtroom. The identical can’t be authorised by this courtroom… In being pregnant, whether or not first, second or third, the struggling could be the identical and the pre-delivery in addition to the post-delivery care {that a} mom must take is similar,” the bench stated.“Due to this fact, no discrimination could possibly be proven by govt in approving the maternity advantages, particularly maternity go away for the third being pregnant, to the workers,” the excessive courtroom stated.