WRIT - A No. 2909 of 2026 at Lucknow

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - A No. - 2909 of 2026 Reena Maurya (Pno.- 192623966) .....Petitioner(s) Versus State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. Of Home Lko. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Prateek Shrivastava, Archana Verma, Dhananjay Patel Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Court No. - 7 HON'BLE MANISH MATHUR, J. 1. Heard Mr. Prateek Shrivastava & Ms. Archana Verma learned counsel for petitioner and learned State Counsel for opposite parties. 1A. Learned counsel for petitioner is granted liberty to amend prayer no.1 of petition during the course of day. 2. Petition has been filed seeking a direction to opposite parties to grant Second Maternity Leave with pay to petitioner for the period of 180 days preferably with effect from 26.03.2026. 3. Learned counsel for petitioner has placed reliance on judgments rendered by Coordinate Benches of this Court in the case of Anupam Yadav & Ors versus State of U.P. & Ors. reported in 2022(11) ADJ 669, Anshu Rani Versus State of U.P. & Ors. reported in (2019) 3 UPLBEC 1741 and Satakshi Mishra versus State of U.P. & Ors. reported in 2022(10) ADJ 333, whereby it has been held that provis