By IANS,
New Delhi : The Delhi government Monday said before the Delhi High Court that private schools should also give paternity leave to their employees just as the state-run institutions do.
The court was hearing a petition by Chandramohan Jain, who had opposed his salary cut by Bagrodia Public School when he was on paternity leave as his wife had given birth through a caesarean operation in December 2008. After the delivery, both the mother and the child remained hospitalized for some days.
The school deducted his salary on the ground that it had no provision for paternity leave.
In his petition, Jain said that every unaided school in the capital was bound to provide paternity leave for a fortnight within 60 days before or after delivery under the Delhi Education Act and Rules.
The acts says unaided public schools shall give salary, allowances, leave and other benefits equivalent to their counterparts in government schools.
Justice Sunil Gaur after hearing out the Delhi government issued fresh notice to the school and asked it to appear before Sep 1.
The central government had in 1999 notified that all its employees would get paternity leave for a fortnight. Following this, the Delhi government also notified that its employees will also be entitled for the same.