The <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/supreme-court-permits-first-ever-passive-euthanasia-for-32-year-old-man-in-vegetative-state-for-12-years-23620322" rel="nofollow">Supreme Court</a> on Friday refused to entertain a PIL seeking a nationwide policy providing paid menstrual leave for women students and workers, observing &ldquo;no one would give them jobs&rdquo; in such a scenario and that such a provision would unintentionally reinforce gender stereotypes.
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The top court, however, asked the Centre and competent authorities to consider the representation of the PIL petitioner and examine the possibility of framing a policy on menstrual leave.
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/mar/Surya-Kant-CJI_e.jpg" alt="CJI Surya Kant" width="1280" height="720" /> CJI Surya Kant
A bench comprising Chief Justice of India <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/supreme-court-cji-surya-kant-meets-bhutan-king-and-pm-23619537?button=next" rel="nofollow">Surya Kant </a>and Justice Joymalya Bagchi observed that while the intent behind the petition might be welfare-oriented, the practical reality of the job market could lead to &ldquo;counter-productive&rdquo; outcomes for women.
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The Supreme Court of India refused to entertain a PIL seeking a nationwide policy on paid menstrual leave for women students and workers, observing that such provisions might unintentionally discourage employers from hiring women in the job market

SC declines PIL seeking nationwide paid menstrual leave policy

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