1 S.B.Civil Writ Petition No.8705/08 Bindu Pandey v. State & ors. Date of order: 6.1.2010 HON'BLE MR. PRAKASH TATIA, J. Mr. Mahaveer Bishnoi -for Mr. Rakesh Arora for the petitioner. Mr. Yashpal Khileree for the respondent-State. ... The petitioner who was appointed on the post of Nurse Grade II on contract basis on consolidated salary of Rs.4500/- per month, has been denied maternity leave and, therefore, the petitioner approached this Court. The learned counsel for the respondent submitted that in view of the circular dated 6.11.2007 issued by the Government, the contractual persons engaged in various departments can avail two months maternity leave and thereafter, depending upon the facts of the case, further leave of 2-1/2 months but that shall be without remuneration. The learned counsel for the petitioner relied upon the judgment of this Court delivered in the case of Neetu Choudhary(Smt.) v. State of Raj. & ors. (2008) 2 RLW 1404(Raj.) and another judgment of this Court delivered in the case of Hemlata Saraswat(Dr.)(Smt.) vs. State of Rajasthan & ors. (2008(2) RLW 1397(Raj.). 2 In view of the above two judgments of this Court, this writ petition deserves to be allowed and hence allowed and the respondents are directed to sanction the maternity leave to the petitioner 22.8.2007 to 3.1.2008. (PRAKASH TATIA),J. mlt.