Woman’s Right to Full Salary and Pay Scale During Maternity Leave Protected: Himachal Pradesh High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has delivered a landmark judgment reinforcing the constitutional and legal rights of working women to not be denied monetary or service benefits during maternity leave. In a case involving petitioner Anjali Sharma, a nursing officer, the court held that denying her the higher pay scale from the due date simply because she was on maternity leave is discriminatory, unconstitutional, and against the spirit of the…
