Childcare Leave: A Constitutional Right of Women

On 22nd April, 2024, the Supreme Court (SC), in a landmark judgment, held that participation of women in the workforce is a constitutional entitlement and denying a mother child care leave violates this entitlement.

  • A bench led by Chief Justice of India was hearing a plea by a woman, who said despite exhausting her existing leaves, the Himachal Pradesh government declined to grant her childcare leave, citing the absence of a specific provision in the state’s service rules similar to Section 43-C of the Central Civil Service (Leave) Rules.

What the SC said?

  • Participation of women in the workforce is ....
Do You Want to Read More?
Subscribe Now
To get access to detailed content
Buy June 2024 Issue

Already a Member? Login here

Take Annual Subscription and get the following Advantage
The annual members of the Civil Services Chronicle can read the monthly content of the magazine as well as the Chronicle magazine archives.
Readers can study all the material before the last six months of the Civil Services Chronicle monthly issue in the form of Chronicle magazine archives.
Be an Annual Subscriber
Society Watch