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Pregnancy Cannot Be Ground To Deny Public Employment: Allahabad High Court
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The Allahabad High Court ruled that pregnancy cannot be used as a valid ground to deny public employment. The decision followed a case where a candidate was refused a deferment for a physical efficiency test.
The Lucknow bench's order came on a special appeal filed by Komal Jaiswal against the Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Services Selection Commission's refusal to defer her physical efficiency test for the Forest Guard and Wildlife Guard recruitment.
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