In a landmark judgment, Allahabad High Court has made married daughters of deceased government employees eligible for appointments on compassionate grounds in government jobs. <br/><br/>A bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice Yashwant Verma passed the order on a petition filed by a woman from Azamgarh district. <br/><br/>Petitioner Vimala Srivastava had challenged the validity of clauses 2C-3 of Uttar Pradesh Recruitment of Government Servants Dying in Harness Rules whereby only unmarried or widowed daughters of deceased government employees could be considered for appointment on compassionate grounds.<br/>Allahabad High Court, in its order on Friday, declared the clause 2C-3 unconstitutional which means the word "unmarried" prefixed before the daughter, will now be removed from the relevant section of rules. <br/><br/>The court also observed that when married son could get jobs on compassionate grounds then there is no reason to deny the same to married daughter.<br/><br/>AIR correspondent reports, the Allahabad high court decision Cleary gives opportunity to married daughters who were earlier not eligible for government jobs on compassionate ground as per rule. <br/><br/>In this significant judgment the two judges bench also underlined that denying appointment to married daughter under compassionate quota is also gender discrimination. <br/><br/>The court also observed that when married son could get jobs on compassionate grounds then there is no reason to deny the same to married daughters. <br/><br/>The judgment will certainly have a long lasting effect towards building a gender equal society. <br/><br/>Recently another bench of high court raised the issue of eligibility of divorced daughters under this quota. <br/><br/>The court has asked the state government that why divorced daughter be not eligible for appointment on compassionate grounds.

In a landmark judgment, Allahabad High Court has made married daughters of deceased government employees eligible for appointments on compassionate grounds in government jobs. <br/><br/>A bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice Yashwant Verma passed the order on a petition filed by a woman from Azamgarh district. <br/><br/>Petitioner Vimala Srivastava had challenged the validity of clauses 2C-3 of Uttar Pradesh Recruitment of Government Servants Dying in Harness Rules whereby only unmarried or widowed daughters of deceased government employees could be considered for appointment on compassionate grounds.<br/>Allahabad High Court, in its order on Friday, declared the clause 2C-3 unconstitutional which means the word "unmarried" prefixed before the daughter, will now be removed from the relevant section of rules. <br/><br/>The court also observed that when married son could get jobs on compassionate grounds then there is no reason to deny the same to married daughter.