Smt. Setkunwar Patel v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR Writ Petition (S) No. 4057 of 2018 Smt. Setkunwar Patel W/o Dolnarayan Patel, Aged About 24 Years, Presently Posted at Nursing Officer (Staff Nurse) Primary Health Center Urba, Block- Tamnar, District Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. Permanent R/o Rendhiyadipa, Post- Gorra, Block Pusaur, DistrictRaigarh, Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State of Chhattisgarh through the Secretary, Department of Health and Family Welfare, Mahanadi Bhawan Mantralaya, New Raipur District Raipur, Chhattisgarh

2. Director, Directorate of Health Service, Indrawati Bhawan, Mantralaya, New Raipur, Chhattisgarh

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

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

Shri Nitansh Kumar Jaiswal, Advocate For Respondent/State :

Shri Majid Ali, Dy. Govt. Advocate Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order On Board 20/06/2018 Heard on admission.

1. The petitioner has filed this petition seeking for a direction to respondent no.3 for extending the benefit of maternity leave. 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 State fairly admits 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