New Delhi, Sept. 2 -- A woman employee returning from maternity leave is entitled to be reinstated in the same position she held before proceeding on leave, the Delhi High Court has held, saying that motherhood cannot be allowed to become a source of ignominy at the work place. "Under no circumstance, can maternity be allowed to become a source of ignominy at the workplace," a bench of justice Sachin Datta in his August 31 verdict, released on Tuesday said, adding that if a woman's pre-maternity position is no longer available, she must be offered an equivalent role in terms of pay, grade, status, responsibilities, authority and career prospects. The ruling arose from a petition by a woman appointed as a Chartered Accountant with a private ...