PRAYAGRAJ, Aug. 12 -- The Allahabad high court dismissed a writ petition filed by a woman government employee seeking maternity leave for her fourth child, ruling that she is not entitled to the benefit.

During the hearing, the state counsel opposed the request, arguing that under existing rules, the petitioner is not eligible for maternity leave for a fourth child. Consequently, the state argued that no judicial interference was warranted and the petition should be dismissed.

Taking the state counsel's submission on record, justice Manju Rani Chauhan stated that there were no grounds for judicial interference. Accordingly, the court dismissed the petition in its judgment dated August 7.

The petitioner, Shashi Kumari, a state governmen...