Bengaluru, March 27 A group of 15 professional women have filed a petition in the Karnataka High Court challenging the state government's notification granting one day of paid menstrual leave per month to working women.The women, employed in various organizations in the state, filed the...
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New Delhi, March 14 The CPI(M) on Saturday opposed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, alleging that the proposed changes undermine the principle of self-determination of gender identity and violate the constitutional rights of such people.The party also...
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Bengaluru, March 14 – Karnataka Labour Minister Santosh Lad said on Saturday that mandating four to five days of menstrual leave as a legal requirement may not be practically feasible, echoing concerns recently expressed by the Supreme Court on the issue.In a statement, Lad said he had taken...
New Delhi, March 14 Lawyers and activists have expressed varied views after the Indian Supreme Court declined to entertain a plea seeking a nationwide menstrual leave policy, with some supporting voluntary provisions while others emphasizing stronger legal safeguards to protect women's health...
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New Delhi, March 13 The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking a nationwide policy providing paid menstrual leave for women students and workers, observing that no one would give them jobs in such a scenario, and that such a provision would...
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New Delhi, March 13 The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking a nationwide policy providing menstrual leave for female students and workers, observing that no employer would hire them in such a scenario, and that such a provision would...
New Delhi, March 13 – The Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain a plea seeking mandatory menstrual leave for working women and female students across the country, observing that such a matter falls within the domain of government policy.A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and...
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