Dr Ruhi Naaz v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR Writ Petition (S) No. 6923 of 2018 Dr. Ruhi Naaz W/o Dr. Asfaque Ahmed, Aged About 35 Years, Posted As Ayush Chikitsa Adhikari, Posted At Community Health Centre, Tumgaon, District Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioner

Versus

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

2. Director, Directorate Of Health Service, Indrawati Bhawan, Mantralaya, New Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh

3. Mission Director, National Health Mission, 4th Floor, Chhattisgarh Housing Board Commercial Premises (South East Corner), Sector 27, Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh

4. Chief Medical And Health Officer, Mahasamund, District Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh ---- Respondents For Petitioner :

Shri Raghvendra Pradhan, Advocate For Respondent/State :

Shri D. Wankhede, Govt. Advocate Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order On Board 12/10/2018 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