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High Court Of ChhattisgarhWPS/736/2018disposed off

Dr. Neha Mishra v. State Of Chhattisgarh

2018-01-19Hon'Ble Shri Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal2 pages

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPS No. 736 of 2018 Dr. Neha Mishra W/o Dr. Abhinav Mishra Aged About 29 Years Working As Dental Surgeon, Primary Health Centre, Utai, Durg, (Chhattisgarh) R/o Minakshi Nagar, Ward No. 53, Near H.P. Gas Ground, Potiakala, Durg (Chhattisgarh), District : Durg, Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Health And Family Welfare, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralay, New Raipur, District Raipur (Chhattisgarh), District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

2. Mission Director, National Rural Health Mission, Indrawati Bhawan Mantralay, New Raipur, District Raipur (Chhattisgarh), District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

3. Chief Medical And Health Officer, District Hospital Durg, District Durg (Chhattisgarh), District : Durg, Chhattisgarh

4. Block Medical Officer, Block Utai, District Durg (Chhattisgarh), District : Durg, Chhattisgarh ---- Respondents For Petitioner :

Mr. Devesh G. Kela, Advocate.

For Respondent No.3 :

Mr. C. J. K. Rao, Advocate.

For Respondents/State :

Mr. B. Gopa Kumar, Dy. Advocate General.

Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal Order On Board 19/01/18 1.

Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner would submit that the petitioner is entitled for maternity leave for a period of 180 days whereas the respondent No. 3 has granted only 90 days of maternity leave therefore, she may be granted liberty to file a representation before the respondent No. 3- Chief Medical And Health Officer, Durg along with copy of the order passed by this Court in W.P.(S) No. 3365/2017 Dr. Vijay Laxmi Chandra v. State of Chhattisgarh & Others, decided on 26.07.2017.

2.

I have heard learned counsel for the petitioner. 3.

Be that as it may, the petitioner is at liberty to file a representation before the concern authority along with copy of the order passed in Dr. Vijay Laxmi Chandra (supra) within ten days from today and if such a representation is preferred by the petitioner then, the said authority shall consider and decide the petitioner's representation for grant of further 90 days of maternity leave expeditiously within a period of ten days from the date of receipt of representation along with copy of this order. 4.

With the aforesaid observation, the writ petition stands finally disposed of. No order as to cost(s).

Sd/- (Sanjay K. Agrawal) Judge Priyanka