Rita Gupta v. State Of Chhattisgarh
NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR Writ Petition (S) No. 6091 of 2018 Rita Gupta W/o Shri Balbhadra Gupta, Aged About 27 Years, Occupation- Service, Working As Staff Nurse, Primary Health Center, Dumarkhola, R/o- Bhawanipur, Tatapani, Tahsil- Balrampur, District- Balrampur-Ramanujganj, Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioner
Versus
1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through- The Secretary, Department Of Health And Family Welfare, New Mantralaya, New Raipur, Chhattisgarh
2. The Director, Directorate Of Health Service, Indrawati Bhawan, Mantralaya, New Raipur, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh
3. Mission Director, National Health Mission, Pandari, Raipur, DistrictRaipur, Chhattisgarh
4. The Chief Medical And Health Officer (National Health Mission, Balrampur), District- Balrampur-Ramanujganj, Chhattisgarh
5. The Block Medical Officer Community Health Center, Balrampur, District- Balrampur-Ramanujganj, Chhattisgarh ---- Respondents For Petitioner :
Shri D. Kushwaha, Advocate For Respondent/State :
Shri D. Wankhede, Govt. Advocate For Respondent no.3 :
Shri C. Jayant K. Rao, Advocate Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order On Board 17/09/2018 Heard on admission.
1. The issue involved in the present writ petition is denial of maternity benefits to the petitioner.
2.
The said issue has already been decided by this Court in the case of Devshree Bandhe vs. Chhattisgarh State Power Holding Company Limited and others in WPS 101/2017. The said judgment has also been reiterated in WPS No. 3365 of 2017 decided on 26.07.2017 in the case of Dr. Vijay Laxmin Chandra vs. State of Chhattisgarh and others. 3.
Counsel appearing for the State fairly admits that the issue involved in the present writ petition in fact is covered by the aforesaid decision of this Court.
4.
In the light of the aforesaid judgments passed by this Court, the present writ petition also deserves to be and is accordingly allowed with a direction to the respondent no. 2 to ensure that the petitioner is provided with all maternity benefits at par with the government employees. Sd/- (P. Sam Koshy) Judge Bhola