Smt. Urmila Bareth v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR Writ Petition (S) No. 3399 of 2018 Smt. Urmila Bareth W/o Sathish Kumar Karsh, aged about 28 years, Working as Vikash Khand Data Pranbandhak Samudaik Health Center, Sakti, District- Janjgir- Champa, 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, Mantralaya, New Raipur, Chhattisgarh

3. Chief Medical and Health Officer, Janjgir, District- Janjgir- Champa, Chhattisgarh

4. Block Medical Officer, Block Sakti District- Janjgir- Champa, Chhattisgarh ---- Respondents For Petitioner :

Shri Rajendra Kumar Patel, Advocate For Respondent/State :

Smt. Sunita Jain, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order On Board 30/04/2018 The issue involved in the present case is denial of maternity benefits to the petitioner on the ground that she is working as a Vikash Khand Data Prabandhak.

2.

The said issue has already been decided by this Court in the case of Devshree Bandhe vs. Chhattisgarh State Power Holding Company Limited and others in WPS 101/2017. The said judgment has also been

reiterated in WPS No. 3365 of 2017 decided on 26.07.2017 in the case of Dr. Vijay Laxmin Chandra vs. State of Chhattisgarh and others. 3.

Counsel appearing for the respondents fairly admit that the issue involved in the present writ petition in fact is covered by the aforesaid decision of this Court.

4.

In the light of the aforesaid judgments passed by this Court, the present writ petition also deserves to be and is accordingly allowed with a direction to the respondent no. 3 to ensure that the petitioner is provided with all maternity benefits at par with the government employees. Sd/- (P. Sam Koshy) JUDGE Bhola