LatestLegal Updates 16 July 2026
SC Questions Two Child Rule
The Supreme Court has questioned the two-child rule for local polls as India's fertility rate falls, with Justice Narasimha remarking that the country has changed since the 2003 judgement that upheld the two-child norm, the policy is now being considered useless as the situation has changed and the fertility rate has decreased
The Supreme Court has *questioned the two-child rule* for local polls as India's fertility rate falls.
The country has changed since the 2003 judgement that upheld the two-child norm, with key points including:
- the fertility rate has decreased
- the policy is now being considered useless
- the situation has changed since the last judgement.
The Supreme Court's decision will have a significant impact on local polls and the country's population control policies.
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