Published on: December 10, 2023 at 00:59 IST
Court: Supreme Court of India
Citation: Municipal Corpn. of Delhi v. Female Workers (2000)
Honourable Supreme Court of India has held that Women workers even if they are contractual employees are entitled to all the benefits conceived under the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961.
38. These principles which are contained in Article 11, reproduced above, have to be read into the contract of service between the Municipal Corporation of Delhi and the women employees (muster roll); and so read these employees immediately become entitled to all the benefits conceived under the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961. We conclude our discussion by providing that the direction issued by the Industrial Tribunal shall be complied with by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi by approaching the State Government as also the Central Government for issuing necessary notification under the proviso to sub-section (1) of Section 2 of the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961, if it has not already been issued. In the meantime, the benefits under the Act shall be provided to the women (muster roll) employees of the Corporation who have been working with them on daily wages.
Drafted By Abhijit Mishra