{
  "id": 6157177,
  "title": "Salary stayed Rs 2.6L after maternity leave, but duties were cut; HC awards Rs 10 lakh",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/salary-stayed-rs-2-6l-after-maternity-leave-but-duties-were-cut-hc",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-07T16:55:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/woman-returned-from-maternity-leave-to-the-same-rs-2-6-lakh-monthly-salary-but-fewer-managerial-duties-delhi-hc-awards-rs-10-lakh-says-pay-alone-cannot-protect-career/articleshow/133889832.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The High Court has made it clear that the statutory safeguard also covers the work she performs, her position in the organisational hierarchy, supervisory powers and opportunities for appraisal and promotion.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}