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K. MANMADHA RAO
Baghavathula Bala Tripura Sundari, W/o. late Bhagavathula Ramalinga Sastry – Appellant
Versus
State of Andhra Pradesh rep by its Principal Secretary, Education Department – Respondent
ORDER :
K. Manmadha Rao, J.
This writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for the following relief:
2. The grievance of the petitioner is that her husband Sri Bhagavathula Ramalinga Sastry died on 30-04-2021 while working as School Assistant (Telugu) in Zilla Parishad High School, Vanapamula village, Pedaparapudi Mandal. They blessed with only one daughter by name Ms. Indira, she completed her B.Sc degree in the year 2015 from Krishna University, and during the life time of petitioner’s husband Sri. Bhagavathula Ramalinga Sastry, they performed their daughter's marriage on 10-12-2018. After demise of petitioner’s husband, she made an application to the respondents requesting to provide compassionate appointment in favour of her daughter on the basis of her qualification to th
Married daughters are entitled to compassionate appointment on par with sons, as marital status does not negate their familial ties or dependency.
Married daughters are entitled to compassionate appointment, and discrimination based on marital status violates Articles 14 and 15 of the Constitution.
Point of law: undisputedly the petitioner is the elder daughter of the deceased and she along with her husband is staying at the place of the deceased even after her marriage. In the society, there a....
Exclusion of married daughters from compassionate appointment violates constitutional rights to equality and non-discrimination; eligibility should be based on dependency, not marital status.
Exclusion of married daughters from compassionate appointment violates Articles 14 and 15 of the Constitution, affirming that marriage does not sever familial ties for employment eligibility.
Compassionate appointments cannot discriminate based on gender; excluding married daughters violates constitutional rights under Articles 14, 15, and 16.
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