The New Indian Express ·
Orissa HC sets aside resignation of judge seeking Bhubaneswar posting for autistic son
CUTTACK: The Orissa High Court has set aside the acceptance of the resignation of a judicial officer who had quit after repeated requests for a Bhubaneswar posting to facilitate the treatment of her autistic son went unheeded.
In a compassionate ruling that highlighted the difficult choices faced by working parents caring for children with complex medical needs, a division bench of Justices Manash Ranjan Pathak and Sibo Sankar Mishra directed the state government to forthwith reinstate Ipsita Mohanty as Additional Civil Judge (Junior Division)-cum-SDJM.
Mohanty’s 15-year-old son suffers from autism spectrum disorder and other neurological problems and requires long-term treatment, rehabilitation and regular therapy.
