Court Upholds Denial of Maternity Leave for Government Employee's Fourth Child

A government employee in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, challenged an official order that denied her maternity leave for her fourth child. The Block Education Officer of Sambhal's Bheem Nagar block had issued the rejection order on June 19. The court reviewed her petition contesting this denial. The ruling upheld the position that government employees are not entitled to maternity leave beyond their third child.