The bench also referred to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government’s promised scheme of Mukhyamantri Mahila Samman Yojna which says that ₹1,000 per month will be given to all adult women in the national capital.
The Court said that it is surprised that the government which is giving great publicity to the scheme chose to contest an order giving benefit to a woman.
“In fact, we are surprised that the Govt. of NCT of Delhi, which is giving great publicity to the steps being taken to promote the interest of women in Delhi and has under its recently announced scheme i.e., Mukhyamantri Mahila Samman Yojna promised to pay all adult women in the city except those who are tax-payers/government employees or are drawing pension, a monthly sum of ₹1,000/- in the future has chosen to file such a misconceived appeal to assail an order which grants the benefits under the Act to a young woman, who has with utmost dedication served in the Delhi State Consumer Forum over 5 years,” the Court said.
It, therefore, dismissed the appeal and ordered the government to pay ₹50,000 costs to the woman.
“For the aforesaid reasons, we find absolutely no reason to interfere with the impugned order insofar as it directs the appellants to pay to the respondent salary and other monetary benefits for a period of 26 weeks for which period she had sought maternity benefits. The appeal being misconceived is along with all pending applications dismissed with costs of Rs.50,000. Costs be paid to the respondent within four weeks from today.”
Source: Barandbench
