On 6th Jan, 2015 Kerala High Court Judge Ms. Naidu has ruled in favour of Ms. Geetha, DGM in Kerala Livestock Development Board(Kerala PSU) that she be allowed maternity leave despite that she had opted for baby through surrogacy.

July 31, 2013 was a landmark day as High Court of Nainital, Uttarakhand has given decision in favour of an aggrieved lady clerk working as temporary employee in Haldwani Medical college( state government organization), directing the state government to provide the same maternity benefit as given as per Maternity Benefit Act 1965 to the private sector already.

This case has been seen as a discriminatory by the High Court judges again temporary working women.

This case has far reaching affects. Ladies can quote this judgement in their states to claim maternity benefit.

Till six months of age of an infant, mother's milk is the best, sufficient and cost effective food for the child's growth. It has many ingredients which gives protection to child from diseases. After six months, one can start giving some other food to the child as well and can also continue to breast feed.

→My story of breast feeding will serve as a lesson for those uninitiated like me when I delivered my first child and me and my husband hardly had any general knowledge about how to breast feed a baby. Breast-feeding is one of the most precious gift to a baby from her mother, primarily because it saves baby's life and reduces her chance of dying early and also affects baby's body and mind through out baby's life.

If you have any leave related questions and want us to answer it then raise it at our working women forum.

Q.1 When I can start the maternity leave?
Ans: you can start your maternity leaves six weeks before the expected date of your delivery.