Surrogacy: Parents Who Lent Ova And Sperm Will Be Entitled To Maternity And Paternity Leave- Bombay HC [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court held that parents of a child born through surrogacy are also entitled to maternity and paternity leave. Division bench of Chief Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice NM Jamdar was hearing writ petition filed by Dr. Pooja Doshi seeking relief on rejection of maternity leave by her employer on the ground that Leave Rules and policy governing the rules do not permit...