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Supreme Court Urges Stronger Laws to End Child Marriages | UPSC

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Supreme Court’s Call for Stronger Legislation In a significant move, the Supreme Court of India has called upon Parliament to amend the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act (PCMA), 2006, urging the government to ban not just child marriages but also child betrothals—engagements arranged for children below the legal marriageable age. The Court stressed that such […]

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Menstrual Leave Policy in India: A UPSC Guide

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Introduction Recently, the Supreme Court of India dismissed a writ petition requesting the implementation of policies for menstrual leave for women in India.  The petitioner sought to have provisions for menstrual leave included under the Maternity Benefits Act, 1961.  However, the Court highlighted that the issue of menstrual leave falls under the jurisdiction of the

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