Last Updated on March 13, 2026 6:08 pm by INDIAN AWAAZ
Staff Reporter
The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a PIL seeking a nationwide policy providing menstrual leave for women students and workers, observing that no one would give them jobs in such a scenario. The top court said that such a provision would unintentionally reinforce gender stereotypes.
A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi, however, said the competent authority may consider the representation and examine the possibility of framing a policy on menstrual leave after consulting all relevant stakeholders.