Calcutta High Court has criticized a city college for denying a professor's child care leave and withholding her salary. Justice Jay Sengupta emphasized the importance of CCL during infants' early years. The court directed Calcutta Girls College to approve 189 days of CCL and release the professor's pending salary within six weeks, highlighting that denying the leave violates applicable laws.
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