COMMON ORDER

The main grievance of the writ petitioner is that her period of maternity leave during probation period should be treated as duty period. Therefore, her seniority should be restored and seniority list published by the respondent should be quashed and rejection order passed by the respondent should be set aside.

2. The petitioner is originally appointed as Assistant (DRA) in the Tiruvallur District on 03.01.2023. In that cadre, she has completed the probation on 09.02.2016. After reorganisation of Chennai district, the petitioner was transferred to Chennai district, she joined the duty on 09.08.2018. The petitioner was promoted as Deputy Tahsildar in Chennai district from 07.01.2019 and she was in the period of probation for the period of two years. However, during the probation period, she availed the maternity leave for a period of nine months from 07.03.2020 to 01.12.2020 as per the G.O.Ms.No.154, Personnel and Administrative Reforms (FR-II) Department dated 05.12.2017. After the period of maternity leave, the petitioner's service has been regularised and her probation was declared in the cadre of Deputy Tahsildar on 06.01.2022. Hence, it is the grievance of the writ