Bangalore, April 16 -- The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday held that a woman's menstrual health is intrinsically linked to her right to life under Article 21, and directed the State government to "strictly and faithfully implement" its menstrual leave policy in force from December 2025. The policy mandates registered establishments to grant one day leave per month to women employees aged 18 to 52 during their menstrual cycle, until the proposed new, detailed law on menstrual leave is enacted. Justice M Nagaprasanna added that once the proposed law, the Karnataka Menstrual Leave and Hygiene Bill, is passed, the state must, "without any undue delay frame appropriate rules" to give the law a "full and meaningful effect." The judge said that ...