Karnataka HC stays one-day menstrual leave for working women

10 December,2025 09:55 AM IST |  Bengaluru  |  Agencies

The petitioners contended that the Karnataka government did not consult them before making such provisions

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The Karnataka High Court stayed the state government's notification mandating one-day menstrual leave a month for working women.

The November 9 notification made provision for one day paid menstrual leave per month to women employees aged between 18 and 52 years working in permanent, contractual and outsourced jobs. The petitioners contended that the Karnataka government did not consult them before making such provisions.

The menstrual leave was meant for women working in all industries and establishments registered under the Factories Act, 1948, Karnataka Shops and Commercial Establishments Act, 1961, Plantation Workers Act, 1951, Beedi and Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Act, 1966, and Motor Transport Workers Act, 1961.

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