menstrual leave law may not be in interest of women, says sc
New Delhi, March 14 -- The Supreme Court on Friday said that a law mandating menstrual leave may not be in the best interest of women, leaving it to the government to deliberate the issue while refusing to entertain a public interest litigation (PIL) in this regard. Citing "practical realities" women may face in the job market if such leave were to be made mandatory by the court, a bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant said, "The moment you introduce a law, you cannot imagine the long term problem they may face." The court was hearing a PIL filed by a lawyer Shailendra Mani Tripathi, who said that there is no uniform policy across the country on this, with some institutions and companies providing menstrual leave as a matter of policy, and others not doing so. P4...
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