31.07.2009 Present: Mr. Neel Kamal Sood, counsel for the Petitioner. Mr. Vivek Thakur, Additional Advocate General and Mr. J. S. Rana, Assistant Advocate General for the State. Communication dated 30.7.2009 and Office Memorandum dated 31.07.2009 have been placed on record. In the present petition, the petitioner is claiming benefits under the provisions of the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961. His services were disengaged for the reason that she was not a permanent government employee, hence could not have availed the benefits under the Act. The Government has also issued Office Memorandum dated 31.07.2009 extending the benefits of the Act to part time, whole time, daily wager or Contingent paid employees on contract basis etc. On 14.3.1997, in the present petition, the following order was passed. “Admit. Reply within six weeks. Rejoinder, if any, be filed within 15 days thereafter. The respondents are directed to re-engage the applicant in the same capacity preferably at the same place or in the vicinity wherever the work is available. The respondents are further directed to consider and decide the maternity leave application of the applicant moved on November 3, 1996, in the meanwhile. ‘Dasti copy’. Sd/- (M.G. Chitkara) Vice Chairman Sd/- (S.M. Kanwar) Member.” Independently, the State has regularized petitioner’s services as a Clerk in terms of order dated 22.09.2007, (Annexure R-II). In terms of the aforesaid communication dated 30.07.2009, the maternity benefits are also sought to be released to her. Therefore, no further orders are required to be passed in the present petition save and except that the benefits be released to the petitioner within a period of two months from today. The petition is accordingly disposed of. (Sanjay Karol) Judge July 31, 2009 (BRB)