Mrs. Bhisheshwari Sahu v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 4971 of 2018 Mrs. Bhisheshwari Sahu W/o Manoj Kumar Sahu, R/o J.P.Nagar, Camp-2, Bhilai, District Durg, presently residing at Village Aargaon, Post Bankul, Tehsil Dongargaon, District Rajnandgaon. ---Petitioner

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh, through the Secretary, Govt. of Secretary, Govt. of Chhattisgarh, Health and Family Welfare Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur (C.G.).

2. Mission Director, National Health Mission, Raipur (C.G.).

3. Chief Medical Officer, Rajnandgaon, District Rajnandgaon (C.G.).

4. Superintendent of the Hospital, Government Medical College, Rajnandgaon (C.G.).

5. In charge SNCU, Govt. Medical College, Rajnandgaon (C.G.). ---Respondents For petitioner :

Shri Tanju Patwardhan, Advocate.

For State :

Shri S.P.Kale, Dy.A.G.

Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order on Board 03/08/2018 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