Karnataka Approves Monthly Paid Menstrual Leave for Women Employees
Karnataka Govt announces one-day paid menstrual leave monthly for women to boost work-life balance, reduce stigma, and support gender-sensitive workplaces.
Gender Equality
Judge Advocate General Recruitment | Executive can’t restrict number of women candidates/ reserve posts for men under the guise of ‘extent of induction’: SC
“Notification dated 18-1-2023 for the JAG Scheme providing only 3 vacancies for female candidates as against 6 vacancies for male candidates is against the concept of equality as enshrined in the Constitution”.
Delhi Govt. notifies Rules to empower Transgender Persons through inclusive governance, schemes, and equal opportunity
Delhi Govt announced ‘Delhi Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Rules, 2025’ a step towards enabling transgender individuals to live with dignity and become self-reliant.
A close look at Denmark Guidelines 2025 boosting gender equality
New Denmark’s 2025 Guidelines on the ‘possibilities of derogating from the principle of equal treatment between women and men’ under reformed Equal Treatment and Equality Acts strengthening equal opportunities across sectors.
Empowering Women at Work: Delhi High Court Launches Portal for Workplace Sexual Harassment Complaints
The portal is meant to provide a dedicated platform for filing and addressing complaints of sexual harassment of women within the precincts of the Delhi High Court in a safe, secure, and confidential manner.
Husband put on higher degree than wife is unacceptable; Calcutta High Court grants restitution of conjugal rights to wife
“It is a collective duty of both husband and wife to wither the trivial issues which are normal in a matrimonial life and mutual respect to the decision of each other appears to be the hallmark of the society. Even the Constitution recognises equality in gender and, therefore, the husband to be put on higher degree than that of the wife is unacceptable.”
Mother and father are equally entitled to recognition as child’s parents; Delhi HC directs GGSIPU to include mother’s name in degrees/certificates
“It would be clearly retrogressive if educational certificates, degrees and other such documents reflect the name only of the father of a candidate, eliminating the name of the mother.”
Kerala High Court allows transwoman to participate in NCC selection process; restricts directions for authorities to amend eligibility
The petitioner had been subjected to sex reassignment surgery and held a certificate which declared that she now belongs to the female gender.
Sneak Peek into Supreme Court’s Handbook on Combating Gender Stereotypes
Impact is a secondary aspect, but the Supreme Court’s Handbook on Combating Gender Stereotypes is an eye-opener and a must read for everyone among and beyond the legal community.
“Need to adopt innovative and technological solutions with the ever changing, dynamic World”: CJI Chandrachud
Justice Chandrachud referred to the recent 2023 budget and stated that Government of India had announced a provision of 7000 crores for Phase III of E-Courts project which would enhance the accessibility of the judicial institutions and improve the efficiency of the justice delivery system in India. He also informed that the Supreme Court heard 3.37 lakhs cases through VC during the Covid period.
Guideline excluding married daughter for issuance of I-cards to dependants of ex-servicemen, held violative of Art. 14; Karnataka High Court struck down the words “till married” from the impugned policy
In an impassioned ruling, the single Judge Bench of the Karnataka High Court observed that the word “men” in the impugned Guideline perpetrates gender bias and misogyny and urged that there is an imperative need of change of nomenclature from ‘ex-servicemen’ to that of ‘ex-service personnel’
Right to Sanitation a fundamental right: Patna HC issues directions to Bihar Govt and NHAI to construct “Public toilets” on highways
United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) No.6 explicitly recognises sanitation rights. Delay in providing sanitation facilities, in particular reference to women impedes in achieving SDG No.5 that talks about gender equality, and thereof pulling back all other associated goals.
Women burdened with an unequal share of family responsibilities yet discriminated at workplace; State must consider family life while framing any policy: SC
Supreme Court: Speaking about the systemic discrimination on account of gender at the workplace which encapsulates the patriarchal construction that permeates all
Withdrawal of Inter-Commissionerate Transfers not invalid but Recruitment Rules 2016 may be revisited to accommodate posting of spouses, disabled persons and compassionate grounds: SC
Supreme Court: The bench of Dr. DY Chandrachud* and Vikram Nath, JJ has upheld the Kerala High Court verdict that had held
[Women in Army] Supreme Court issues interim direction allowing women to participate in NDA exams
Supreme Court: Taking a significant step towards gender equality, the Division Bench of Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Hrishikesh Roy, JJ., issued interim
‘Not enough to proudly state that women officers are allowed to serve the nation in the Armed Forces’; Army’s evaluation of Women SSC Officers for grant of permanent commission arbitrary: SC
“The structures of our society have been created by males and for males. As a result, certain structures that may seem to be the “norm” and may appear to be harmless, are a reflection of the insidious patriarchal system.”
NHRC expresses deep concern over rising incidents of sexual assault
The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, India has expressed serious concern over the rising incidents of sexual assault and, taking suo motu
Social security measures for women lawyers: SC seeks BCI’s response
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Ranjan Gogoi, CJ and Deepak Gupta and Aniruddha Bose, JJ has sought response from the Bar
Kar HC | Widow cannot be divested of property inherited from her deceased husband, on remarriage
Karnataka High Court: Krishna S Dixit, J. dismissed a petition in limine, filed against an order of the Senior Civil Judge; on
Utt HC | Ex-Servicemen Scheme benefits not conferred upon married daughter and her children, amounts to violation of Arts. 14 & 15 and gender inequality
Uttaranchal High Court: Sharad Kumar Sharma, J. allowed a writ petition which was preferred against the action of the respondent of not