Can’t Deny Child-Care Leaves To Mother Of Disabled Child: Supreme Court

A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justice JB Pardiwala held that denying child-care leaves (CCL) to mothers of children with disabilities would violate this Constitutional duty to ensure equal women participation in the workforce, Bar and Bench reported.

Observing the issue as "serious", the bench, hearing a plea, said, “Participation of women in the workforce is not a matter of privilege but a Constitutional requirement and the State as a model employer cannot be oblivious of this.”

The Supreme Court also ordered that the Centre be made party to the case and sought the assistance of additional solicitor general Aishwarya Bhati in adjudicating it, news agency PTI reported.