Supreme Court of India

Deepika Singh v. Central Administrative Tribunal and Others

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Reported as [2022] 7 S.C.R. 557
Bench Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud and A S Bopanna JJ.
Decided 16 August 2022

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the appellant was entitled to the grant of maternity leave.

Judgment, page 19

From the headnote

Service Law: Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules 1972: r . 43 – Maternity leave – Entitlement to – Female governme nt servant- nursing officer applied for maternity leave on the birth of her first biological child when she had already taken the ben efit of child care leave in respect of the two children born to her spou se from his first marriage – Rejected by the tribunal as also the igh Court – On appeal, held: Independent of the grant of matern ity leave, a woman is also entitled to the grant of child care lea ve for taking care of her two eldest surviving children whether for reari ng or

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