Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:109726 Court No. - 52 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 9233 of 2025 Petitioner :- Smt. Preeti Tiwari Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Sanjay Kumar Dubey Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Kushmondeya Shahi Hon'ble Mrs. Manju Rani Chauhan,J. Heard Sri Sanjay Kumar Dubey, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Shailendra Singh, learned Standing Counsel for the State and Manvendra Singh, learned Advocate holding brief of Sri K. Sahi, learned counsel for respondent nos. 2 & 3. The present petition has been filed by the petitioner with a prayer to direct the respondents to grant maternity leave of 180 days for the period 14.04.2025 to 10.10.2025. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner moved an application before respondent no. 3 requesting for maternity leave of 180 days from 14.04.2025 to 10.10.2025, upon which a show cause notice has been issued to the petitioner on 02.06.2025. To which, the petitioner has submitted a reply mentioning therein that she is entitled for the aforesaid leave in view of the order dated 28.04.2025 passed in Special Appeal No. 1037 of 2024, The Board of Education and another v. Kushal Rana Singh and other : Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:64845-DB. However, no heed has yet been paid thereon. Learned counsel appearing for the District Basic Education Officer, Prayagraj/ respondent no. 3 could not dispute the aforesaid fact that the controversy in question has already been settled in Kushal Rana Singh (supra), and further submits that maternity leave to will be granted to the petitioner in view of the directions of the Division Bench of this Court in the aforesaid case. Having heard learned counsel for the parties, ends of justice would be subserved by issuing a direction upon the respondent no. 3 to decide the application of the petitioner, for grant of maternity leave, in accordance with law, within a period of four weeks from today. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No order as to costs. Order Date :- 10.7.2025 DS Digitally signed by :- DIGAMBER SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad