Observing that it is an “infant’s right to be breastfed” and nurtured under the right to life with dignity, the Rajasthan High Court has stayed the transfer of a senior teacher who, barely two months after giving birth, was reportedly transferred to a far location. The High Court said, “ When an infant is involved, the legal lens shifts from administrative efficiency to the best interests of the child.”

Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand noted that the teacher’s first child had died shortly after birth in 2020. The High Court further directed the state government to formulate an appropriate transfer policy for government employees who have become new mothers. The judgment copy was marked to the Ministry of Law and Justice and the Rajasthan Government of Law and Legal Affairs for appropriate action.

The woman gave birth on May 13, and the state education department issued a transfer order on July 7.…