The Supreme Court directed Jharkhand High Court to either let a single parent judge stay in Hazaribagh or transfer her to Bokaro, keeping her son’s Class 12 exams in mind. The CJI emphasized, “High courts should act as parents to their judicial officers.”
Today, On 11th June, The Supreme Court questioned the Jharkhand High Court’s refusal to grant full childcare leave to a woman judge, observing, “194 days to raise a child, not just a file,” and sought replies within four weeks.
