MENSTRUAL HYGIENE - NOT A NORM YET? - An analysis of Jaya Thakur V. Union of India

Abstract

Females, the ones who bring life to this planet, go through a totally different life as compared to that of men. In the reproductive body of females, a phenomenon known as menstruation occurs every single month after they reach the age of puberty. Menstruation has a long social history, but today, this paper will discuss a noteworthy decision of the Honourable Supreme Court of India. The court recognised the importance of sex-segregated washrooms in schools and the recognition of the right to dignified menstrual health as a fundamental right. In the recent judgement of Jaya Thakur v. Union of India. The Supreme Court held menstrual health a fundamental right under Article 21of the Constitution, expanding the scope of rights for women and children.