Landmark case · Law Relating to Women · Semester 6
Joseph Shine v. Union of India
(2019) 3 SCC 39 · Supreme Court of India
A woman's sexual and reproductive autonomy is intrinsic to privacy and dignity under Article 21.
From topic
Maternity benefit and reproductive dignity — Unit V, Law Relating to Women.
Related sections:
- Maternity Benefit Act, 1961, 4 — Employment of, or work by, women prohibited during certain periods
- Maternity Benefit Act, 1961, 5 — Right to payment of maternity benefit
- Maternity Benefit Act, 1961, 11A — Creche facility
- Constitution of India, 42 — Just and humane conditions of work and maternity relief