Institute of Legal and Management Studies

A plea is filed by a lady Additional District Judge before the Supreme Court, challenging the rejection of her childcare leave.

The counsel for the judicial officer mentioned before the bench led by CJI BR Gavai and Justice AG Masih that she was a single parent and had sought a childcare leave from June - December as she was transferred to another place.

"She had sought child care leave because she was transferred to some other place, my lords, leaves she had sought from June 10- December"

The CJI inquired why the leave got rejected, to which the counsel replied, "no reason mylords".

The bench was informed that her parent High Court is the Jharkhand High Court. The court agreed to list the matter soon.