The Hindu·3 min read·medium
Supreme Court to hear new mother’s plea against mandatory year-long postpartum break in IPS training
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Krishnadas Rajagopal
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The Supreme Court of India is reviewing a petition from an IPS probationer challenging a 1993 policy that mandates a one-year postpartum break from training. The court is examining whether the policy is intended to protect new mothers or if it unfairly prevents them from pursuing their careers.
The Supreme Court of India is scheduled to hear on July 10 the appeal of a woman Indian Police Service (IPS) probationer who has questioned a 36-year-old policy of the Home Ministry which requires new mothers like her to take a year’s postpartum break from training.
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