Supreme Court Rejects Married Daughter’s Claim for Compassionate Appointment
The Supreme Court has denied a married daughter’s claim for a compassionate appointment following her father’s death, as her widowed mother did not support her application.
The petitioner challenged the Madhya Pradesh High Court’s April 2021 decision, which upheld the rejection of her application for a compassionate job. The mother’s objection led to her son’s application being sponsored instead.
A bench comprising Justices Ajay Rastogi and CT Ravikumar pointed out that according to Rule 2.2 of the Scheme for Compassionate Appointment in Madhya Pradesh, the surviving spouse must sponsor the child for the appointment.
The petitioner argued that her mother objected to her application because she had filed a suit seeking partition of family properties. Advocate Dushyant Parashar cited a December 2021 judgment by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, which stated there should be no discrimination between married and unmarried daughters regarding compassionate appointments.
Justice Rastogi acknowledged the argument but emphasized, “Rule 2.2 does not support your case. It requires authorization by the surviving spouse for the grant of a compassionate appointment to their son or daughter.”
Therefore, the bench dismissed the petition.
Case Title: [Petitioner] vs. State of Madhya Pradesh
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