Smt. Reeta Sharma v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 4495 of 2018 Smt. Reema Sharma W/o Sagar Sharma, aged about 31 years, working as Assistant Accountant Officer, District Panchayat Balod, District Balod (C.G.).

---Petitioner

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Panchayat, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, New Raipur (C.G.).

2. Collector Balod, District Balod (C.G.).

3. Chief Executive Officer, District Panchayat, District Balod (C.G.). ---Respondents For petitioner :

Shri Amit Kumar, Advocate.

For State :

Shri Shashank Thakur, Government Advocate.

Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order on Board 11/07/2018 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