Uttarakhand HC held a contractual employee is entitled to maternity leave per Supreme Court precedent. Ordered salary for the leave period to be released within four weeks.
Directorate to grant maternity leave and release salary for such period within four weeks.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL
Writ Petition (S/S) No. 1637 of 2014
Smt. Babita Mishra (Pandey) ….… Petitioner Versus State of Uttarakhand & others …..… Respondent
Present: Mr. Alok Dalakoti, Advocate, present for the petitioner. Mr. R.P. Sharma, learned Brief Holder, present for the State/respondents.
Hon’ble Sudhanshu Dhulia, J. (Oral)
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respondents to grant maternity leave to the petitioner and the salary for such period be released within a period of four weeks from the date of presentation of certified copy
of this order.
(Sudhanshu Dhulia, J.) 13.11.2014
Nitesh
2 issues framed by the court
Whether a contractual employee is entitled to maternity leave.
Whether salary for the maternity leave period must be released to the petitioner.
Colour shows how this judgement treated each authority
Municipal Corporation of Delhi v. Female Workers (Muster Roll) and AnotherRelied on¶7
(2000) 3 SCC 224 · Who else cites this
Smt. Indu Joshi Vs. State of Uttarakhand and anotherExplained¶8
Writ Petition (S/S) No.826 of 2012 (Smt. Indu Joshi Vs. State of Uttarakhand and another)
Smt. Babita Mishra (Pandey)
State of Uttarakhand
Sudhanshu Dhulia
As recorded by the court registry
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