Smt. Bhavna Raikwar v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR Writ Petition (S) No. 4064 of 2018 Smt. Bhavna Raikwar W/o Shri Vishwanath, Aged About 30 Years, Presently Posted and Working as Accountant Cum Data Entry Operator (DEO), District Hospital, Rajnandgaon, (S. N. C. U.), District Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State of Chhattisgarh through the Secretary, Department of Health and Family Welfare, Mahanadi Bhawan Mantralaya, Naya Raipur, Post Office and Police Station Naya Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh

2. Mission Director, National Health Mission, Indrawati Bhawan, Mantralaya, Naya Raipur, Post Office and Police Station Naya Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh

3. Chief Medical and Health Officer, District Hospital, Rajnandgaon, District Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh ---- Respondents For Petitioner :

Shri Keshav Nande on behalf of Shri S. S.

Baghel, Advocate For Respondent/State :

Shri Chandresh Shrivastava, P.L.

Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order On Board 20/06/2018 Heard on admission.

1.

The issue involved in the present writ petition is denial of maternity benefits to the petitioner.

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