Allahabad HC Denies Maternity Leave to Woman Govt Employee for Fourth Child
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The Allahabad High Court has rejected a government employee's request for maternity leave for the fourth time. The petitioner's lawyer argued that the woman had not previously taken maternity leave, so she should be granted maternity leave for her fourth child.
The Allahabad High Court clarified in an important decision that if a woman working in a government job has more than 2 children, then she is not eligible for maternity leave, even if she is seeking this leave for the first time for a particular delivery. A single bench of Justice Manju Rani Chauhan has given this order on the petition of Shashi Kumari. Let us tell you that the petitioner had challenged this order dated 19 June 2026. In which th…
Government Employee Pregnant with Fourth Child Not Entitled to Maternity Leave: Allahabad High Court
Lucknow: The Allahabad High Court has rejected the plea of a government employee who approached the court seeking maternity leave after becoming pregnant with her fourth child. The plea is against the June 19 order of the Sambhal (Bhim Nagar) Block Education Officer, which denied her maternity leave.
Court bars maternity leave for fourth child
Shashi Kumari, a government school employee from Sambhal district, went to the Allahabad High Court hoping for relief. She had applied for six months of maternity leave after the birth of her fourth child. The local Block Education Officer had rejected her request in June, citing service rules. Kumari challenged that order, arguing she had never taken maternity leave for her earlier three children and should be entitled to it now. Her counsel pr…
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