Neelam Devi vs State Of U. P. - 2023 Supreme(All) 1257

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2023 Supreme(All) 1257

MANISH MATHUR
Neelam Devi – Appellant
Versus
State Of U. P. – Respondent

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Appellant : Savita Jain, Shyamendra Singh, Tej Singh

JUDGMENT :

1. Heard learned counsel for petitioner and learned State Counsel for opposite parties.

2. Since both the petitions involve same cause of action, they are being disposed of by means of a common judgment.

3. Writ-A No. 4493 of 2023 has been filed by widowed daughter-in-law of the deceased challenging order dated 22.05.2023 whereby her claim for compassionate appointment under the U.P. Government Servants dying-in-harness Rules, 1974 has been rejected.

4. Writ-A No. 7492 of 2023 has been filed by the unmarried son of deceased for a direction to opposite parties to appoint him on compassionate basis under the aforesaid Rules of 1974.

5. Learned counsel appearing for widowed daughter-in-law submits that her husband late Rajneesh Kumar pre-deceased her father-in-law late Ram Chandra and thereafter petitioner was fully dependent upon her father-in-law. It is submitted that petitioner also has two minor children aged 7 and 4 years and in terms of amendments incorporated in the year 2001 vide notification dated 12.11.2021 in the Rules of 1974, widowed daughters-in-law are now also included under the definition of 'family' as per Rule 2 (c) of the Rules of 1974.

6. It is submitted that

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