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maternity leave

Case BriefsHigh Courts

Ker HC | Such orders undermine confidence and morale of women; HC directs Kerala to reinstate the woman terminated for unauthorised absence on availing maternity leave

Kerala High Court: Devan Ramachandran, J., addressed the grievances of a woman whose request for maternity leave was turned down by the

Published on August 13, 2021August 13, 2021By Editor_4
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Kar HC | Whether the termination/cancellation of contract of the petitioner on the ground of the petitioner seeking maternity leave is justified? HC analyses

Karnataka High Court: M. Nagaprasanna J. set aside the impugned order and allowed the petition.  Facts The facts of the case are

Published on March 8, 2021March 8, 2021By Editor_4
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Raj HC | Whether a candidate, who has given birth to a child prior to joining Government service, entitled for maternity leave? Court explains R. 103 of Rajasthan Service Rules, 1951

Rajasthan High Court: Dinesh Mehta, J., allowed a petition which was involved the question of whether a woman, who had given birth

Published on December 10, 2020December 17, 2020By Editor_4
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Utt HC | State contractual employees entitled to claim Child Care Leave

Uttaranchal High Court: A Full-Bench of Ramesh Ranganathan CJ, Sudhanshu Dhulia and Alok Kumar Verma JJ, held that contractual state employees are

Published on July 28, 2020July 31, 2020By Editor_4
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Bom HC | A mother cannot be discriminated on ground that she obtained baby through surrogacy; Commissioning mother held entitled for maternity leave

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of Pradeep Nandrajog, CJ and N.M. Jamdar, J. allowed a writ petition filed by a commissioning mother

Published on July 17, 2019August 23, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Rule turning down ‘Maternity leave’ for third child held unconstitutional: Uttaranchal HC

Uttaranchal High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Rajiv Sharma J., decided that the proviso second of the Fundamental Rule 153

Published on August 3, 2018August 8, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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Hot Off The PressNews

Govt notifies maximum maternity leave of 26 weeks for Gratuity

Vide notification dated 29th March, 2018, the Central Government has specified for the purposes of clause (iv) of the Explanation to sub-section

Published on March 31, 2018By Saba
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Denying maternity leave to a mother who begets child through surrogacy violates Article 21

Chhattisgarh High Court: While disposing a writ concerning denial of grant of maternity leave to a mother who has begotten  a child

Published on January 12, 2017February 27, 2017By Saba
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Maternity leave can be granted to women government servant even if she is working on contractual basis, ad hoc/tenure or temporary basis

High Court of Uttaranchal: The Court while hearing a petition relating to the issue of maternity leave not been granted to the

Published on December 22, 2016January 2, 2017By Saba
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High Courts

Biological mother who has obtained the baby through surrogacy can claim the post-delivery maternity leave to take care of the new born

Kerala High Court: Dealing with an urgent issue as to whether a ‘biological mother’ is entitled to the maternity leave in a

Published on January 17, 2015October 14, 2015By Sucheta
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