Pregnancy, motherhood shouldn't deprive women of education: Madras HC grants relief to LL.M. student
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The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court recently held that academic regulations cannot be applied in a manner that ignores the biological and social realities faced by women students, particularly in cases involving pregnancy and motherhood. [Sangeetha v. Registrar]Justice Hemant Chandangoudar made the observation while granting relief to an LL.M. student of Madurai Government Law College who was denied permission to submit her dissertation after the expiry of the time prescribed under the “N