Jaya Thakur vs Government of India - 2026 Supreme(SC) 107

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2026 Supreme(SC) 107

J. B. PARDIWALA, R. MAHADEVAN
Jaya Thakur – Appellant
Versus
Government of India – Respondent

Advocates appeared:
For the Petitioner(s): Mr. Varun Thakur, Adv. Mr. Deepak Goel, Adv. Mrs. Tanuj Bagga Sharma, Adv. Mr. Ramkaran, Adv. Dr. M.K Ravi, Adv. Ms. Shraddha Saran, Adv. Ms. Alka Goyal, Adv. For M/s.Varun Thakur & Associates, AOR
For the Respondent(s): Mrs. Aishwarya Bhati, A.S.G. Ms. Archana Pathak Dave, A.S.G. Mr. Amrish Kumar, AOR Ms. Shivika Mehra, Adv. Ameyavikrama Thanvi, Adv. Mr. Sudarshan Lamba, Adv. Mr. Veer Vikrant Singh, Adv. Mr. Rohit Pandey, Adv. Ms. Shradha Deshmukh, Adv. Mr. Raj Bahadur Yadav, AOR Mr. Manish Kumar, AOR Mr. Divyansh Mishra, Adv. Mr. Kumar Saurav, Adv. Ms. Disha Singh, AOR Ms. Eliza Barr, Adv. Ms. Ankita Sharma, AOR Mr. Guntur Pramod Kumar, AOR Mr. Dhruv Yadav, Adv. Mr. Abhimanyu Tewari, AOR Ms. Swati Ghildiyal, AOR Mr. Prashant Bhagwati, Adv. Ms. Devyani Bhatt, Adv. Ms. Neha Singh, Adv. Ms. Sugandha Anand , AOR Mr. Nishe Rajen Shonker, AOR Mrs. Anu K Joy, Adv. Mr. Alim Anvar, Adv. Mr. Santhosh K, Adv. Mrs. Devika A.l., Adv. Ms. Mrinal Gopal Elker, AOR Dr. Ravindra Chingale, Adv. Mr. Siddharth Dharmadhikari, Adv. Mr. Aaditya Aniruddha Pande, AOR Mr. Shrirang B. Varma, Adv. Mr. Pukhrambam Ramesh Kumar, AOR Mr. Karun Sharma, Adv. Ms. Rajkumari Divyasana, Adv. Mr. Avijit Mani Tripathi, AOR Mr. Siddhesh Shirish Kotwal, AOR Ms. K. Enatoli Sema, AOR Mr. Amit Kumar Singh, Adv. Ms. Chubalemla Chang, Adv. Mr. Prang Newmai, Adv. Ms. Yanmi Phazang, Adv. Mr. Karan Sharma, AOR Mr. Akshat Kumar, AOR Ms. Anubha Dhulia, Adv. Mr. Amit Anand Tiwari, AAG, Sr. Adv. Ms. Misha Rohatgi, AOR Mr. Nakul Mohta, Adv. Mr. Amulya Upadhyay, Adv. Mr. Ayush Kashyap, Adv. Ms. Surabhi Agarwal, Adv. Mr. Sravan Kumar Karanam, AOR Ms. G. Sushmita, Adv. Ms. M. Harshini, Adv. Mr. Shuvodeep Roy, AOR Mr. Saurabh Tripathi, Adv. Mr. Deepayan Dutta, Adv. Ms. Madhumita Bhattacharjee, AOR Ms. Debarati Sadhu, Adv. Mr. Dhruv Bhalla, Adv. Mr. B Jagat Nayan, Adv. Mr. Piyush Beriwal, Adv. Ms. Kanu Agrawal, Adv. Mr. Vatsal Joshi, Adv. Mr. Varun Chugh, Adv. Mr. Krishna Kant Dubey, Adv. Ms. Mrinal Elkar Mazumdar, Adv. Ms. Sansriti Pathak, Adv. Mr. Apoorv Kurup, Adv. Mr. Santosh Ramdurg, Adv. Mr. Yogesh Vats, Adv. Mr. Shreekant Neelappa Terdal, AOR

Table of Content
1. petition overview and context of menstrual hygiene. (Para 1 , 2)
2. definition and significance of menstrual hygiene management. (Para 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8)
3. union of india submissions on menstrual hygiene. (Para 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13)
4. acknowledgment of gaps in implementation of menstrual hygiene policies. (Para 14 , 15)
5. identification of legal issues for consideration. (Para 16)
6. analysis of education as a fundamental human right. (Para 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25)
7. judicial recognition of the right to education. (Para 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34)
8. dignity as an essential component of the right to life. (Para 72 , 73 , 74 , 75)
9. summary of court's conclusions and directions. (Para 172)
10. directives for implementation of menstrual hygiene measures. (Para 173 , 174 , 175 , 176)

JUDGMENT :

For the convenience of exposition, this judgment is divided into the following parts:-

“A period should end a sentence – not a girl’s education.”

I. THE CONTEXT

b. issue a writ order or di

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2026 Supreme(SC) 107

J. B. PARDIWALA, R. MAHADEVANJaya Thakur – AppellantVersusGovernment of India – Respondent

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J. B. PARDIWALA, R. MAHADEVAN
Jaya Thakur – Appellant
Versus
Government of India – Respondent