Dear Ankur Mehra,
A woman employee whenever she becomes pregnant is expected to give notice to her employer on her pregnancy. The notice could be in the form of a certificate from ESI doctor or certified gynaecologist. Such notice shall state the date from which she will be absent from work, not being a date earlier than six weeks from the date of her expected delivery.
Now in the case at hand, probably the woman employee submitted her letter of resignation before the disclosure of the pregnancy. Therefore, what came first has to be given primacy. By the time of her delivery or even the commencement of the maternity leave, she might have ceased to be the employee of the company. Therefore, the question of granting maternity leave does not arise.
Thanks,
Dinesh Divekar