Overview
- The stay halts a notification requiring one paid day of menstrual leave each month for women employees aged 18 to 52 in covered establishments.
- Justice Jyoti M. passed the interim order on petitions by the Bangalore Hotels Association and Avirata AFL Connectivity Systems Ltd.
- The court asked whether managements were consulted before the policy was issued, received a negative response, and ordered the government to file objections.
- The matter will be relisted after the High Court’s winter vacation, with liberty granted to seek modification or vacation of the stay.
- The challenged notification covers entities under multiple labour laws, bars carry-over of the monthly leave, waives a monthly medical certificate, and is alleged to impose financial burdens and exceed executive powers.