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Center-Left Owned by Mathrubhumi Printing & Publishing Co.'Very hard to reverse': SC warns of population decline, questions two-child rule
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India's fertility rate has fallen to 1.9, prompting the Supreme Court to flag the risk of an ageing population and question the relevance of laws disqualifying people with more than two children from contesting local body elections. The matter has been referred to a larger bench.
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The Supreme Court has questioned the continued relevance of laws disqualifying people with more than two children from contesting elections, citing India's declining fertility rate and changing demographics. Referring a challenge to Maharashtra's two-child eligibility rule to a larger bench, it also…
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India's fertility rate has fallen to 1.9, prompting the Supreme Court to flag the risk of an ageing population and question the relevance of laws disqualifying people with more than two children from contesting local body elections. The matter has been referred to a larger bench.
