The Bombay High Court on Tuesday restrained the city civic body from terminating the services of a doctor, appointed as a teacher on contract at a corporation-run hospital, for taking maternity leave beyond what was permitted to her. A vacation bench of Justices Arif Doctor and Somasekhar Sundaresan said the civic authorities should be reasonable in their approach towards the issue, reported news agency PTI.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) assured the HC that no "precipitative action" would be taken against the woman as far as her termination was concerned until her plea is heard next month. The bench was hearing a petition filed by Seemantani Bose challenging a decision taken by the Bhabha Hospital authorities saying she was not eligible for the mandated six-month maternity leave as she was a contractual employee, reported PTI.