Monu Soni v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 5632 of 2018 Monu Soni W/o Pankaj Soni, Aged About 31 Years, R/o Chandni Chowk Ambikapur, District Surguja Chhattisgarh.

---Petitioner

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh, Through Secretary, Health And Family Welfare Department, Indrawati Bhawan, 3rd Floor, New Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh.

2. Chief Medical And Health Officer, Balrampur, District Balrampur Ramanujganj Chhattisgarh.

3. National Rural Health Mission, Through Its Mission Organizer, Raipur, Indrawati Bhawan, 3rd Floor, New Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh.

4. Block Health Organizer, Health Department Ramanujganj, District Balrampur Ramanujganj Chhattisgarh.

5. District Program Organizer, National Rural Village Health Mission, Balrampur, District Balrampur Ramanujganj.

6. State Of Chhattisgarh, Through Collector, District Balrampur Ramanujganj Chhattisgarh.

---Respondents For petitioner :

Shri Anurag Singh, Advocate.

For State :

Shri Syed Majid Ali, Dy.G.A.

Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order on Board 28/08/2018 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