The Supreme Court has asked Jharkhand High Court to review the child care leave request of a single parent judicial officer, ensuring her plea is considered fairly despite earlier rejection. The matter is set for hearing next week.
NEW DELHI: Today, on June 6, the Supreme Court has asked the Jharkhand High Court to review once again the request of a woman judicial officer, who is a single parent, regarding her application for child care leave which had been earlier denied.
A Bench comprising Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice Augustine George Masih made it clear that the High Court should look into the judicial officer’s application without letting the earlier rejection affect their decision.
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The Court remarked that the officer’s plea should be considered “without being influenced by the previous rejection of her plea.”
The case reached the Supreme Court after the woman judicial officer, who is raising her child alone, challenged the denial of her child care leave by the Jharkhand High Court.
During the hearing on Friday, the apex court directed the High Court counsel to get proper instructions in the matter within three days. The matter will now be heard again next week.
This direction by the Supreme Court brings attention to the concerns of working single mothers in the judiciary and emphasizes the need for a fair and sensitive approach when it comes to requests related to child care.
The Court’s instructions show that personal circumstances, especially those involving the responsibilities of single parenting, must be given due consideration within the judicial system.
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