HC notice for not giving maternity leave to nurse
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Jaipur:23.05.2021
Rajasthan high court has issued a notice to secretary, medical and health, and director, department of medical & health services, Jaipur, on the denial of maternity leave to a nurse on transfer from a SMS Hospital to a CHC in Alwar. She was on maternity leave when she was transferred, but the leave was not given at her new posting. The single bench of Justice SP Sharma issued the notice on a petition by Manisha Sharma.
Anood Dhand, counsel for the petitioner, said the petitioner was selected at serial No. 3,707 for appointment to the post of nurse Gr.II after securing 64.951 while the cut-off marks for the category of general(female) was 57.869.
The appointment order was issued on April 28, 2020 and the petitioner was directed to join SMS Medical College in Jaipur within seven days. The petitioner joined her services on May 2, 2020.
The petitioner, who was pregnant, gave birth to a child on February 9, 2021 and applied for180 days maternity leave from February 9, which was accepted.
In the meanwhile, respondents revised the merit list and this time the cut-off marks of general female was increased to 67.089 and the name of the petitioner was in the waiting list. On February 18, 2021, a reserve /waiting list was issued and the petitioner was selected again and she was directed to join at chief medical & health office in Alwar. On joining, CMHO, Alwar, directed the petitioner to join at CHC at Mala Kheda.
On March 1, the petitioner requested the medical officer at CHC, Mala Kheda, to allow her to continue on maternity leave as her child was only two months old.
CHC Mala Kheda sought directions from higher officials for allowing the petitioner to remain on maternity leave. But till date no orders have been passed by the director, medical and health.
The petitioner then applied for grant of two months ‘child care leave’ but that also got no favourable response forcing her to approach the court.
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