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Hours after the Karnataka High Court stayed the state government’s order mandating menstrual leave for working women, it recalled its order on Tuesday and agreed to hear government’s arguments on Wednesday.
According to LiveLaw, Justice Jyoti M recalled the interim order after Karnataka’s Advocate General, Shashi Kiran Shetty, informed the court that the relief granted was contrary to a Supreme Court judgment and urged the court to reconsider the stay.
Earlier in the day, the HC stayed the government’s notification mandating one-day menstrual leave a month for working women.
The stay was granted by a bench of Justice Jyoti M based on a petition filed by Bangalore Hotels’ Association and Avirata AFL Connectivity Systems.
The petitioners contended
that the Karnataka government did not consult them before making such provisions.
According to PTI, the November 9 notification made provision for one day paid menstrual leave per month to women employees aged between 18 and 52 years working in permanent, contractual and outsourced jobs.
The leave is meant for women working in all industries and establishments registered under the Factories Act, 1948, Karnataka Shops and Commercial Establishments Act, 1961, Plantation Workers Act, 1951, Beedi and Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Act, 1966, and Motor Transport Workers Act, 1961.
On December 2, the government had ordered the granting of one day of menstrual leave every month to female government employees of the state with immediate effect, PTI reported.
