Maternity leave is a Constitutional guarantee - says Supreme Court..

The Supreme Court has said yesterday that, Maternity Leave is not a matter of social justice, but it is a Constitutional guarantee. "Women now constitute a sizeable portion of the work force and they must be treated with honour and dignity", said the Supreme Court. Earlier the Madras High Court had denied the facility of maternity leave to a school teacher, citing a state government policy which does not allow maternity leave for the third child. The Supreme Court quashed the order of the Madras High Court. It stated that deprivation of access to reproductive healthcare or emotional and physical well being also injures the dignity of women.

[ Courtesy : Times of India dated 24-05-2025]