The Chhattisgarh High Court has observed that a married daughter is eligible to get a government job on compassionate grounds after her father's demise. Justice Sanjay K Agrawal made the observation yesterday while hearing a petition filed by Sarojani Bhoi who had challenged the state government on the ground that she was not given the job of her father who passed away in 2011. <br/><br/>The Court cited that the policy of compassionate appointment excluding married daughters for consideration is a retrograde policy of the welfare state, and violative of Article 16 (2) of the Constitution.<br/>The court further held the state government's policy of 2003 in this regard was "void and inoperative" and ordered the state government to reconsider the claim of the petitioner within 45 days.