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Kulkarni, JJ\u00a0 as an interim relief, directed the grant of maternity leave to the petitioner who had obtained motherhood through surrogacy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Court categorically observed \u201cHaving considered even Rules 551(C) and (E) of the Child Adoption Leave and Rules*,\u00a0 we find that a case is made out for grant of interim relief in terms of prayer clause (b) as there is nothing in Rules\u00a0 551(C)\u00a0\u00a0 and\u00a0 (E)\u00a0\u00a0 as\u00a0 referred\u00a0\u00a0 above,\u00a0\u00a0 which\u00a0\u00a0 would\u00a0\u00a0 dis\u00adentitle maternity leave to a women who has attained motherhood through surrogacy procedure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Relying upon a Division Bench judgment of the Bombay High Court in <em>Dr. Hema Vijay Menon<\/em> v. <em>State of Maharashtra<\/em>,\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/LoginForNewsLink\/2015_SCC_OnLine_Bom_6127\">2015 SCC OnLine Bom 6127<\/a> wherein it was observed in para 7:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>\u201c7. &#8230; A woman cannot be discriminated as far as maternity benefits are concerned, only on the ground that she has obtained the baby through surrogacy. Though the petitioner did not give birth to the child, the child was placed in the secured hands of the petitioner as soon as it was born. A newly born child cannot be left at the mercy of others.\u00a0 A maternity leave to the commissioning mother like the petitioner would be necessary. A newly born child needs rearing and that is the most crucial period during which the child requires the care and attention of his mother. There is a tremendous amount of learning that takes place in the first year of the baby&#8217;s life, the baby learns a lot too. Also the bond of affection has to be developed. A mother,\u00a0 as\u00a0 already\u00a0\u00a0 stated\u00a0\u00a0 herein\u00a0\u00a0 above\u00a0\u00a0 would\u00a0\u00a0 include\u00a0\u00a0 a commissioning mother or a mother securing a child through surrogacy. Any other interpretation would result in frustrating the object of providing maternity leave to a mother who has begotten the child.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The case is now posted for disposal on March 11, 2016. <strong>[<em>Amisha Girish Ramchandani\u00a0<\/em> v.<em> Divisional Manager (Personnel Branch) Mumbai CST<\/em>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/LoginForNewsLink\/2016_SCC_OnLine_Bom_71\">2016 SCC OnLine Bom 71<\/a>, order dated January 29, 2016]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>*Ed.: <\/strong>The Indian Railway Establishment Code (Vol.1) <strong>contain the rules governing general conditions of service applicable to Railway servants. 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