1 D.B.Civil Special Appeal No.573/2009 State of Rajasthan & ors. V/s Smt.Chandra Choudhary 15.11.2010 Hon'ble the Acting Chief Justice Mr.Arun Mishra Hon'ble Mr.Justice Mohammad Rafiq Mr.R.P.Singh for the appellants. There is a delay of 141 days in filing this appeal. For the reasons given in the application under section 5 of the Limitation Act duly supported by affidavit, delay in filing this appeal is condoned. The application u/s 5 of the Limitation Act thus stand allowed. Heard on merits of the case also. This intra-court appeal has been preferred as against the decision of the Single Bench directing benefit of maternity leave from 10.8.2006 to 22.12.2006 to the employee appointed on contract basis. The decision in Dr.(Smt.) Hemlata Saraswat V/s State (2008(2) WLC 638) has been relied by the Single Bench. We find that thereafter, many decisions have been rendered by this Court that such employees are entitled for benefit of the maternity leave. The decision of Single Bench is in accordance with law. We do not find any ground to interfere with the impugned order in this intra court appeal. Consequently, this intra-court appeal being meritless is hereby dismissed. (Mohammad Rafiq)J. (Arun Mishra)Acting C.J. Parmar