Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court stayed a November 20 state government notification granting paid menstrual leave for female employees across industrial establishments in the state.

Justice Jyoti M granted the interim stay after hearing a petition filed by Bengaluru Hotels Association. The management of Avirata AFL Connectivity Systems Limited filed a similar petition which was heard by the court. ADVERTISEMENT

The notification, that mandated one day’s paid menstrual leave, applied to all industries and establishments registered under the Factories Act, 1948, the Karnataka Shops and Commercial Establishments Act, 1961, the Plantation Labour Act, 1951, the Beedi and Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Act, 1966 and the Motor Transport Workers Act, 1961.

The government had extend

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