CHENNAI: Why is it that a married daughter of a deceased
government employee is not eligible for appointment under compassionate grounds
while a married son is eligible, Madras high court has wondered.
Ruling in favour of a complainant on Thursday, Justice D Hariparanthaman said:
"There cannot be any discrimination between a married son and a married
daughter.... Making discrimination between a son and a daughter on the ground
of marriage is arbitrary and violative of fundamental right to equality."
The matter relates to a writ petition filed by P R Renuka, stating that her
father, an office assistant working in the animal husbandry department, died
while he was in service in February 1998. He left behind his wife and three
married daughters, besides an unmarried daughter.
Source: The Times of India
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