Supreme Court urges petitioner to move its proposal before the Union Ministry of Women and Child Development

The Supreme Court while hearing W.P.(C) No. 327/2024 which sought menstrual leave for female students and working women across India observed that having menstrual leave policy may encourage women to be a part of the workforce but on the other hand mandating such policies will impose some sort of bar on women being employed because the employer will then shun women in the workplace. Considering this the Supreme Court requested the Secretary of Union Ministry of Women and Child Development to look into the matter at a policy level and after due consultation with all the stakeholders at union and the state level on whether it would be appropriate to formulate a model policy.