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Recently, the Allahabad High Court has held that the definition of family under Rule 2(c) and Rule 5 of U.P. Recruitment of Dependents of Government Servants Dying in Harness Rules, 1974 does not.
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One wonders why this discrimination comes up regularly in respect of women.
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The judiciary often comes in for criticism for its patriarchal attitudes, justifiably so. Nonetheless, it is also a fact that the same institution, more often than not, serves to remind us of anachronistic beliefs that are entrenched in the collective psyche of society and initiates course correction. Several progressive judgments bear testimony to this, the latest being one delivered by the Andhra Pradesh High Court.
While disposing of a petition filed by a married woman seeking the job of her father, who died in harness, on compassionate grounds, the court found fault with a circular issued by the State Road Transport Corporation that made a married daughter ineligible for such a benefit. An unmarried daughter or a married or unmarried son was eligible. Terming the evident bias unconstitutional, the court ruled that a daughter co
Married Daughter Also Eligible for Govt Job on Compassionate Ground: Allahabad HC
The court said if a married daughter s claim following her father s death during service is rejected solely on the basis of her sex, it violates fundamental rights under Articles 14 and 15.
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Women14/Jan/2021
New Delhi: The Allahabad high court has ruled that a married daughter of a government official who dies during his service is as eligible as her married brother for the job on compassionate grounds.
Justice J.J. Munir gave the ruling on a plea by Manjul Srivastava, a native of the state who challenged a June 2020 order of the Prayagraj’s district basic education officer, rejecting her claim to be appointed to her father’s post on compassionate grounds following his death during service.