SIKKIM HIGH COURT INITIATED “MENSTRUAL LEAVE FOR WOMEN STAFF”
By- Yuvraj Pandey, University of Allahabad
The Sikkim High Court Initiated a menstrual leave policy for their women employees working in their registry through the notification which was issued by Prajwal Khatiwada the registrar general of the High Court and will come into force from Monday i.e. 3rd July 2024, after the permission of Chief Justice Biswanath Somadder of Sikkim High Court. The leave will be extended from 2-3 days in a month.
The notification read: “Women employees in the High Court Registry may henceforth avail menstrual leave of 2-3 days in a month, provided they approach the Medical Officer attached to the High Court first and obtain the latter’s recommendation for such leave, their leave accounts shall not be debited on availing such leave”.[1]
[1] https://hcs.gov.in/hcs/sites/default/files/Notification/Women.pdf (High Court of Sikkim, Gangtok)
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