JUDGMENT

G.S. Sandhawalia, J. - The present judgment shall dispose of 6 cases bearing LPA-462-2021, CWP-13941 & 22915-2016 CWP-4251 & 10146-2021 & CWP-17958-2022.

2. Consideration in the present set of cases is as to whether the State is justified in excluding consideration of a married daughter for appointment on compassionate grounds, as per instructions dated 21.11.2002.

3. In LPA-462-2021, the learned Single Judge has allowed CWP-2218-2017 titled Amarjit Kaur Vs. State of Punjab & another on 17.01.2020 and declared Clause (c) of Note-I of the policy/instructions dated 21.11.2002 as ultra vires of Articles 14 & 15 of the Constitution of India and struck off of the said policy and instructions. Directions have been issued that it would read as 'Daughter (including adopted Daughter)' whereas earlier it would read as 'Un-married Daughter (including adopted Daughter)' which was the definition of the dependent family members. Learned Single Judge has further also recorded a finding that the petitioner therein was residing in her mother's house at Village Baghel Singh Wala as per the verification report of the DSP, CID, Tarn Taran who remained dependent upon the pensionary benefits of th