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Holding that maternity protection is not exhausted upon grant of maternity leave and payment of benefits, the Delhi High Court held that a woman returning from maternity leave entitled to same or equivalent post and directed the Union Government to frame safeguards for post-maternity reintegration within six months.
“When prima facie evidence is available, the Magistrate, in our considered opinion, erred grievously in rejecting the application for maternity leave on assumptions and surmises. The action of the District Munsif cum Judicial Magistrate, to say the least is inhuman.”
It is the bounden duty of the employer to be sensitive and responsive to the physical difficulties that a working lady would face in performing her duties at the workplace while carrying a baby or bringing up the child post birth.
Delhi High Court expressed surprise at GNCTD filing an appeal challenging the provision of benefits under the Maternity Benefit Act to a dedicated young woman who served in the Delhi State Consumer Forum for over five years on contractual basis considering their efforts to promote women’s interests, such as the Mukhyamantri Mahila Samman Yojna promising a monthly sum of Rs. 1,000 to adult women in Delhi, excluding tax-payers, government employees, or pensioners.
Penal Code, 1860 — S. 302 or 304 Pt. II r/w S. 300 Exceptions 1 & 4 — Murder or culpable homicide:
by Anshul Prakash†, Archika Dudhwewala††, Deeksha Malik††† and Shreya Sukhtankar††††
Cite as: 2023 SCC OnLine Blog Exp 19
by Ishan Chauhan† and Harshdeep Singh††
by Anshul Prakash†, Archika Dudhwewala†† and Deeksha Malik†††
Cite as: 2022 SCC OnLine Blog Exp 72
Uttaranchal High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Rajiv Sharma J., decided that the proviso second of the Fundamental Rule 153