Pammi Devi And Ors vs State Of Haryana And Others
2021 Latest Caselaw 1737 P&H

      IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT
                     CHANDIGARH

111                                         CWP No.9290 of 2021
                                            Date of decision: 03.05.2021


Pammi Devi and others                                   ..........Petitioners

                                VERSUS

State of Haryana and others                            ........Respondents

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                         IN VIRTUAL COURT
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CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJBIR SEHRAWAT

Present:-   Mr.Rajat Mor, Advocate, for the petitioners.

RAJBIR SEHRAWAT, J. (Oral)

The present writ petition has been filed by the petitioners

under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a writ

in the nature of Mandamus directing the respondents to grant the

benefit of maternity leave with pay/salary to the petitioners for a period

of six months in view of relevant provisions laid down in the Maternity

Benefit Act, 1961, as well as Amended Maternity Benefit

(Amendment), 2017, Haryana Civil Services (Leave) Rules 2016

(Annexure P-10) and also in view of the judgment passed by this Court

and not to dismiss/terminate or remove any of the petitioners till the

out come of the petition.

Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that after filing of

the present petition, the respondents themselves have issued an order

dated 27.04.2021 to the effect that the women engaged as guest faculty in

Technical Education Department, shall be granted benefit of maternity

leave with pay. Therefore, the petitioners would raise their claim, again,

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with the respondent-Authorities, under this order issued by them only.

Hence, the petitioners seek permission to withdraw the present petition

with liberty to file afresh, if the need be.

Dismissed as withdrawn with the liberty as aforesaid.

( RAJBIR SEHRAWAT) JUDGE 03.05.2021 anil

Whether speaking/reasoned Yes/No Whether reportable Yes/No

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