Shobha Prasad

Picture this: you are eligible to vote the moment you turn eighteen. You can choose your government, influence public policy, and shape the destiny of the nation. Yet, when it comes to choosing your life partner, the State now proposes that you must first submit proof that you have informed your parents and thereafter, the authorities will independently notify them about your marriage. This is what has been proposed in Gujarat.

Recently, the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India ("SC"), in Dr. Jaya Thakur v. Union of India ("Jaya Thakur"), observed that the right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution encompasses the right to menstrual health. The Court emphasized that the absence of effective menstrual hygiene measures in educational institutions not only impairs access to education under Article 21-A but also infringes the rights to equality, dignity, and personal liberty.

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