Smt. Rama Patel v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 8007 of 2018 Smt. Rama Patel W/o Kheer Sagar Patel Aged About 33 Years Posted As R.H.O. (Female) At Community Health Centre, Baramkela, District Raigarh Chhattisgarh.

---- Petitioner

Versus

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

2. Director, Directorate Of Health Service, Indrawati Bhawan, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

3. Chief Medical And Health Officer, Raigarh, District Raigarh Chhattisgarh., District : Raigarh, Chhattisgarh

4. Block Medical Officer Community Health Centre Baramkela, District Raigarh Chhattisgarh., District : Raigarh, Chhattisgarh ---- Respondents For petitioner :

Shri R. K. Sharma, Advocate.

For State :

Shri Sunita Jain, PL Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order on Board 05/12/2018

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.

4. The Writ Petition thus stands disposed off. Sd/- (P. Sam Koshy) Rohit JUDGE