Smt. Preeti Banjare v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 6169 of 2018 Smt. Preeti Banjare W/o Shri Kishan Lal Khandelwal, Aged About 29 Years, R/o Near Bantu Shop, Talabpara, Mova, Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

---Petitioner

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh, Through Secretary, Department Of Health And Family Welfare Mahanadi Bhavan, Mantralaya, New Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

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

3. The Mission, Director/nodal Officer National Health Mission, District Hospital Pandri, Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

4. Chief Medical And Health Officer Raipur, Distirct Raipur, Chhattisgarh. ---Respondents For petitioner :

Shri Krishna Kumar Dewangan, Advocate.

For State :

Shri Ratan Pusty, Government Advocate.

Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order on Board 20/09/2018 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