Himachal HC: Surrogacy No Bar To Maternity Leave

In a landmark judgment, the Himachal High Court has ruled that surrogacy does not disqualify a woman from availing maternity leave. This decision is expected to have far-reaching implications for working women in the state. The court's ruling came in response to a petition filed by a doctor who had been denied maternity leave after she had a child through surrogacy. The court observed that the purpose of maternity leave is to allow a woman to care for her newborn, regardless of the method by which the child was born.