cigar
manufacturers; and (vii) Sec. 37(3) which made provision for
maternity benefits to women employed in an establishment
was. unworkable.
HELD ... There is no difficulty with regard to the
working of the Maternity Benefits Act, 1961 , in regard to
maternity benefits to women employer
work" and "maternity relief, the validity of an executive or administrative
action in denying maternity benefit has to be examined on the anvil ... Central Government."
Section 5B of the Maternity Act speaks of payment of maternity benefit in
certain cases. Section 6 provides notice of claim
petitioner cannot be refused paid
maternity leave. A woman cannot be discriminated,
as far as maternity benefits are concerned, only on
the ground that ... commissioning mother
cannot be refused paid maternity leave. A woman cannot
be discriminated, as far as maternity benefits are
concerned, only on the ground that
Delhi are
entitled for the benefit of maternity leave under the provisions
of the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 , as such merely on the
ground ... maternity leave and
discrimination in dismissals on the basis of
marital status;
(b) to introduce maternity leave with pay or
with comparable social benefits without
Central Government."
Section 5B of the Maternity Act speaks of payment of maternity benefit in certain cases. Section 6 provides notice of claim ... Central Government for grant of Maternity Leave as well as Child Care Leave to its employees.
Maternity benefit is a social insurance and the Maternity
appropriate to derive some guidance from the provisions of the Maternity
Benefit Act 19617 though, it must be stated at the outset that ... maternity leave and
discrimination in dismissals on the basis of marital status;
(b) To introduce maternity leave with pay or with comparable
social benefits without
wages in lieu of notice, Section 37 regarding application of Maternity Benefits" Act, 1961 and the rules for rejection of beedis are unConstitutional. These ... because the prescribed registers were not maintained. The Madras Maternity Benefit Act which applied to factories was rendered practically ineffective as far as petty industry
allowed leave of absence on maternity
leave. After her delivery, the appellant paid her on
account of maternity benefit an amount equivalent to what ... within twelve week's of the maternity period. While
calculating the aforesaid amount of maternity benefit, the
establishment admittedly excluded twelve Sundays being
wageless
maternity leave is given for maternal and child health and family support. From perusal of the different provisions of the Maternity Benefit ... entitled for the benefits of the maternity leave as contained in the Maternity Benefit Act 1961 as amended by the Maternity Benefit (Amendement
laid in
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the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 (hereinafter referred to as "the Act"). Not
only ... matter, which is to
be, or may be prescribed pertaining to maternity
benefit. It is stated that under the Rule making
power which vests
