Smt. Neeta Jayanti Uranw v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 2352 of 2018 • Smt. Neeta Jayanti Uranw W/o Sunil Kumar Ekka aged about 30 years Working as P.A.D.A. Primary Health Center Chaal Samudaik Health Center Vijay Nagar (Dharamjaigarh) P.S. Chaal District Raigarh Chhattisgarh.

---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State of Chhattisgarh through The Secretary Department of Health and Family Welfare Mahanadi Bhavan, Mantralaya, New Raipur Chhattisgarh.

2. Director, Director of Health Services Indrawati Bhavan Mantralya New Raipur Chhattisgarh.

3. Chief Medical and Health Officer, District Health Officer Raigarh Chhattisgarh.

4. Block Medical Officer, Block Dharmajaigarh, District Raigarh Chhattisgarh. ---- Respondents For Petitioner :

Shri R.K. Patel, Advocate For State/respondent :

Shri Shashank Thakur, Gov. Advocate Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order on Board 16.03.2018

1. The grievance of the petitioner in the instant case is non-granting of maternity leave to the petitioner on the ground that she is a contractual employee.

2. The issue raised in the present Writ Petition has already been laid to rest by a couple of decisions passed by this Court leading been Devshree Bandhe Vs. Chhattisgarh State Power Holding Company Limited & Ors. (WPS No. 101/2017). The said judgment has further been followed in a series of decisions passed by this Court.

3. The present petitioner's case also fits in the directives given by this Court in the said judgment.

4. Accordingly, the present Writ Petition also stands allowed in similar terms and the respondents are directed to ensure that the petitioner is provided with the maternity benefits at par with that of a Government Employee.

5. The Writ Petition thus stands disposed off. Sd/- (P. Sam Koshy) Judge Pawan