PoliticsPhoto: News18 HindiSupreme Court Questions Two-Child Policy Amid Falling Fertility Rate
The Supreme Court questioned the relevance of laws barring candidates with more than two children from local body elections, noting India's fertility rate has dropped to 1.9. It called for reconsideration of these laws, sending the 2003 Javed vs Haryana case to a larger bench. The disqualification of Maharashtra ex-sarpanch Mangala Bhimrao for having a third child was also revoked, though the two-child rule remains nationwide.
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