Not considering married daughter for Compassionate appointment is violative of Constitution

Chhattisgarh High Court held that Policy of Compassionate appointment excluding married daughter for consideration is a retrograde policy of Welfare State and violative of Article 16(2) of the Constitution. Relevant Extract of Chhattisgarh High Court Judgment 19. The policy of State Government that unmarried daughter(s) is/are entitled to be considered for compassionate appointment is based on the ground that on marriage she becomes a member of her husband’s family and ceased to be member of her father’s family. A daughter even after marriage remains the daughter of her father and ...