JUDGMENT

(Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus by calling for the entire records pertaining to the order passed by the first respondent in Na.Ka.No. A2/ 1941/2023 Sa.A.Aanai No. 236/2023, dated 22.06.2023 and quash the same and consequently direct the respondents to reinstate the petitioner as Inspector of Police, Kadayam Police Station, Tenkasi District.)1. The present writ petition has been filed seeking to quash the order passed by the first respondent in Na.Ka.No. A2/ 1941/2023 Sa.A.Aanai No. 236/2023, dated 22.06.2023 and consequently direct the respondents to reinstate the petitioner as Inspector of Police, Kadayam Police Station, Tenkasi District.

“ONE WHO GIVES BIRTH, ONE WHO INITIATES, ONE WHO IMPARTS KNOWLEDGE, ONE WHO PROVIDES FOOD AND PROTECTS FROM FEAR – THESE FIVE ARE CONSIDERED AS FATHERS” – Neeti Sastra :80

1. Prelude:

1.1.It was during the first International Labour Conference (ILO) in 1919 that, the first convention on maternity protection (Convention No.3) was adopted. Significantly, the adoption of the International Labou