Dr Shobha Kumari Alias Shobha Kumari v. the State of Jharkhand
Case brief
What is this about?
maternity leave; contractual employee; Assistant Professor on contract basis; Katras College; Vinoba Bhave University Hazaribagh; Binod Bihari Mahto Kolyanchal University Dhanbad Registrar; honorarium for maternity leave period; expected date of delivery 31.01.2024; application dated 07.12.2023 undecided; direction to take appropriate decision within one week; Government of Jharkhand resolution no.2337 dated 03.08.2023 maternity leave for contractual employees; writ petition disposed of with direction.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with a direction to respondent no.5 (Registrar, Binod Bihari Mahto Kolyanchal University) to take appropriate decision on the petitioner's maternity-leave application dated 07.12.2023 within one week from receipt/production of a copy of the order. The Court did not itself grant maternity leave or award any honorarium.