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Madras HC allows maternity leave for government employee's third child

Madras HC allows maternity leave for government employee's third child: The Madras High Court has issued a significant order directing the State government to provide a government employee with one year of maternity leave for her third child born through a second marriage, as her two children from her first marriage remain with her legally separated the first husband. K Umadevi, a government higher secondary school teacher in Dharmapuri, filed a writ petition, which was granted by Justice V Parthiban. She asked for an injunction to overturn the Chief Educational       Read More