High Court orders job for pregnant woman
CHENNAI, JANUARY 19, 2019 00:00 IST
Asks TNUSRB to frame suitable guidelines
The Madras High Court has directed Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services Recruitment Board (TNUSRB) to frame guidelines for the benefit of women candidates who may not be in a position to compete with others in the recruitment process due to pregnancy or other physiological issues such as menstruation.
Justice S. Vimala issued the direction in a judgment delivered just days before her retirement. She allowed a writ petition filed by R. Devika who was denied the job of a Grade II police constable last year because she took 0.30 seconds more to complete a 100 metre sprint than the stipulated time of 17.50 seconds.
Pointing out that the petitioner was pregnant by eight weeks on the day of the physical endurance test and therefore she could not be expected to compete with others, the judge said, it was unfair to expect a pregnant woman to compete with other women. Women in need of special care must be provided special treatment, she added.
The judge referred to the special provisions provided by Delhi city police for pregnant women as well as those undergoing the period of menstruation and directed TNUSRB also to frame similar guidelines for future recruitments. In so far as the present petitioner was concerned, the judge ordered that she should be recruited with all attendant benefits.
Appreciating the petitioner, the judge said: “Pregnancy and child birth should not be considered as impediment for discharge of duty. The concession given to pregnant women should not be construed as a concession towards personal comfort of the women. Child birth should be considered as a contribution to continuity of generations without which the existence of the world is impossible.”
CHENNAI, JANUARY 19, 2019 00:00 IST
Asks TNUSRB to frame suitable guidelines
The Madras High Court has directed Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services Recruitment Board (TNUSRB) to frame guidelines for the benefit of women candidates who may not be in a position to compete with others in the recruitment process due to pregnancy or other physiological issues such as menstruation.
Justice S. Vimala issued the direction in a judgment delivered just days before her retirement. She allowed a writ petition filed by R. Devika who was denied the job of a Grade II police constable last year because she took 0.30 seconds more to complete a 100 metre sprint than the stipulated time of 17.50 seconds.
Pointing out that the petitioner was pregnant by eight weeks on the day of the physical endurance test and therefore she could not be expected to compete with others, the judge said, it was unfair to expect a pregnant woman to compete with other women. Women in need of special care must be provided special treatment, she added.
The judge referred to the special provisions provided by Delhi city police for pregnant women as well as those undergoing the period of menstruation and directed TNUSRB also to frame similar guidelines for future recruitments. In so far as the present petitioner was concerned, the judge ordered that she should be recruited with all attendant benefits.
Appreciating the petitioner, the judge said: “Pregnancy and child birth should not be considered as impediment for discharge of duty. The concession given to pregnant women should not be construed as a concession towards personal comfort of the women. Child birth should be considered as a contribution to continuity of generations without which the existence of the world is impossible.”
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