Smt. Kavita Verma v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 4142 of 2018 Smt. Kavita Verma W/o Shri Ravi Shankar Verma, Aged About 25 Years, Occupation As Staff Nurse (G.N.M.) At Urban Primary Health Center, Mowa, Raipur, R/o Dayanagar, Daldal Seoni, Mowa, P. S. Pandri Tahsil Raipur, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh. ---Petitioner

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Health And Family Welfare, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur, P. S. Rakhi, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

2. The Director, Directorate Of Health Services, Indrawati Bhawan, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur, P. S. Rakhi, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

3. The Mission Director/ Nodal Officer, National Health Mission District Hospital Pandari, Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

4. The Chief Medical And Health Officer, Raipur, District, Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

---Respondents For petitioner :

Shri Jitendra Nath Nande, Advocate.

For respondent No.3 :

Shri C.Jayant K.Rao, Advocate.

For State :

Ms.M.Asha, Panel Lawyer.

Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order on Board 26/06/2018 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 v. 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) Sumit JUDGE