Married Daughters Eligible for Compassionate Appointment: SC

On 2nd June 2026, the Supreme Court(SC), in Kulsum Nisha v. State of U.P. (2026), ruled that married daughters cannot be excluded from compassionate appointments, holding that such exclusion is arbitrary, discriminatory, and unconstitutional.

Key Observations made by SC

Marital Status Cannot Determine Eligibility

  • Excluding married daughters solely on the basis of marriage is discriminatory and unconstitutional.
  • Since no similar restriction applies to sons, such differentiation amounts to gender-based discrimination, violating Articles 14 and 15 of the Constitution.

Approval of Progressive High Court Judgments

  • The Court approved the views of the Bombay and Karnataka High Courts, which held ....
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