PRAKASH PADIA, J.

1. The petitioner has preferred the present writ petition with a prayer to issue a Mandamus directing the respondent No.3/District Basic Education Officer, Bijnor to grant the petitioner maternity leave with honorarium from 30.12.2018 to 31.3.2019. A further prayer is also made to issue a mandamus directing the aforesaid respondents to decide the application submitted by the petitioner on 21.12.2018 forthwith.

2. Facts as contained in the writ petition are that the petitioner was initially appointed on the post of Anudeshak on 20.07.2013 at Purwa Madhyamik Vidyalaya Gowali Noorpur, District Bijnor. Subsequently, The petitioner was married with one Sunil Kumar on 18.2.2018. Due to wedlock, the petitioner has conceived and to be born a female child. In this regard Doctor advised to the petitioner to take complete bed rest. In this regard an application dated 26.9.2018 was submitted by the petitioner before the Block Education Officer as well as the District Basic Education Officer, Bijnor to grant her maternity leave from 1.10.2018 to 31.3.2019. On the aforesaid application, the District Basic Education Officer, Bijnor granted maternity leave to the petition