Childcare leave for women is a constitutional mandate: Supreme Court

Monday, 22 April 2024 (2 weeks ago)
The Supreme Court emphasized that denying a woman employee two-year childcare leave, in addition to the mandated 180-day maternity leave, is unconstitutional. This assertion, made by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justice J B Pardiwala, arose during a case involving Shalini Dharmani, an assistant professor in a Himachal Pradesh government college. Dharmani cited her child's rare genetic disorder necessitating prolonged care and surgeries.

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