1 S. B. CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO. 448/2008 SUNITA DUDI V. THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN & OTHERS. DATE OF ORDER :::: 27/02/2008 HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MUNISHWAR NATH BHANDARI Mr.A.K.Choudhary, for Petitioner. Mr.Shyam Ladrecha, State Counsel, for Respondents. The controversy raised in the present writ petition is regarding non-grant of maternity leave to the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was denied benefit of maternity leave, only for the reason that she has been appointed on the post of Nurse Grade II, on urgent temporary basis, i.e., her appointment is only on ad hoc/temporary basis. Referring to the judgment of this Court in the case of Smt.Neetu Coudhary v. State of Rajasthan & Others, 2005 (5) RDD 1144 (Raj.), it is submitted that issue involved in the present matter has already been decided, wherein the benefit of maternity leave is ordered to be extended, even to a temporary employee, working on the consolidated salary. 2 Learned counsel for the respondents submits that though the petitioner is entitled for the benefit as claimed in the writ petition. However, if a direction is given in the light of the judgment already passed bythis Court in the matter of Smt. Neetu Choudhary (Supra), then there would be no objection, inasmuch as, the appeal against the aforesaid judgment was dismissed by the Division Bench and even the SLP was also dismissed by the Supreme Court. In view of the facts mentioned above, the present matter, being covered by the judgment of this Court in the case of Smt.Neetu Choudhary (Supra), the present writ petition is also allowed and the respondents are directed to extend the benefit of maternity leave to the petitioner and necessary orders in that regard may be issued within one month from today. With the above observations and directions, the writ petition is allowed. (M. N. BHANDARI), J. scd 3