IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT INDORE BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE JAI KUMAR PILLAI ON THE 15^th OF JANUARY, 2026 WRIT PETITION No.7090 of 2022 MEGHA DUBEY Versus THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND ANOTHER Appearance:

Shri Siddharth Kumar Jain - Advocate for the petitioner.

Ms. Swati Okhale – G.A for respondents/State

O R D E R

The present writ petition has been filed by the petitioner under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, calling in question the legality and validity of the order dated 02.07.2021, whereby the claim of the petitioner for compassionate appointment has been rejected solely on the ground that she is a married sister of the deceased government servant.

2. The petitioner is a married woman, presently unemployed, and a permanent resident of Sendhwa, District Barwani, which falls within the territorial jurisdiction of this Court. The petitioner’s brother, late Shri Deepak Mandloi, was employed as a permanent Grade-IV employee at Secondary School No. 4, Sendhwa. It is an admitted position, borne out from the official records that the deceased employee was unmarried. During the course of his service, he unfortunately succumbed to Covid-19 on 21.04.2021. There is no