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Supreme Court Questions 2-Child Poll Norm As Fertility Rate Drops

Supreme Court Questions 2-Child Poll Norm As Fertility Rate Drops

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  • left · 2 outlets

    New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday declared that laws penalising citizens for having more than two children have lost their relevance, as the fear of overpopulation that once underpinned them has crumbled in the face of dramatic demographic shifts over the past two decades. A bench of…

    — Deccan Herald

  • center · 1 outlet

    New Delhi, Nov 4: The Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that India’s demographic landscape has undergone a significant transformation over the past two decades, and hence laws disqualifying individuals with more than two children from contesting elections may no longer be relevant in the present…

    — The Shillong Times

  • right · 1 outlet

    The court observed that a fertility rate falling below the replacement level will impact the country's demographics in the future.

    — NDTV

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The court observed that a fertility rate falling below the replacement level will impact the country's demographics in the future.

Coverage arrived over 5 hours — first from The Hindu, latest from The Hindu.

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NDTV Center-Right Adani Group (AMG Media) Current article

Supreme Court Questions 2-Child Poll Norm As Fertility Rate Drops

The court observed that a fertility rate falling below the replacement level will impact the country's demographics in the future.

Deccan Herald Center-Left The Printers (Mysore) Pvt. Ltd.

Two-child norm lost relevance, Supreme Court refers 2003 ruling & quashes Maharashtra sarpanch's disqualification

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday declared that laws penalising citizens for having more than two children have lost their relevance, as the fear of overpopulation that once underpinned them has crumbled in the face of dramatic demographic shifts over the past two decades. A bench of…

The Shillong Times Center The Shillong Times

Two-child norm for contesting polls has lost relevance amid falling fertility rates, says SC

New Delhi, Nov 4: The Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that India’s demographic landscape has undergone a significant transformation over the past two decades, and hence laws disqualifying individuals with more than two children from contesting elections may no longer be relevant in the present…

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