Delhi High Court in ShachiGahoi vs. Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute &Ors. (W.P. (C) 10521/2019) held that if a female employee applies for leave by giving the reason of pregnancy, even though the communication/e-mail/letter for leave is not in the required format, she cannot be deprived of her benefits provided under the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961.
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