Supreme Court · 2025 INSC 781 · Decided 23 May 2025
K. Umadevi v. Government of Tamil Nadu & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2025 INSC 781 · [2025] 5 S.C.R. 2704
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2526/2025
- Decided
- 23 May 2025
- Bench
- ABHAY S. OKA, UJJAL BHUYAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 21, 42, 51(c)
Headnote
The Division Bench of the High Court held that appellant was not entitled to the benefit of maternity leave. Constitution of India - Art.21 - Maternity Leave - Appellant is stated to have two children from the first wedlock - First Due to conceivement from her second marriage, appellant applied for grant of maternity leave to the authorities for the period from 17.08.2021 to 13.05.2022 - The third respondent vide order dated 28.08.2021 rejected the prayer of the appellant that as per Fundamental Rule (FR) 101(a)
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