Smt. Sonu Sahu v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR Writ Petition (S) No. 7032 of 2018 Smt. Sonu Sahu W/o Sushil Kumar Sahu, Aged About 27 Years, Working As Assistant Medical Officer, Community Health Centre, Manendragarh, District Korea, Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioner

Versus

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

2. Director, Directorate Of Health Services, Indrawati Bhawan, Naya Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh

3. Chief Medical And Health Officer, Baikunthpur, District Korea Chhattisgarh

4. Block Medical Officer, Block Manendragarh, District Korea Chhattisgarh ---- Respondents For Petitioner :

Shri Basant Dewangan, Advocate For Respondent/State :

Shri Majid Ali, Dy. Govt. Advocate Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order On Board 25/10/2018 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