Telangana HC
Jyothi’s father, K Ramakrishna Reddy, an assistant lineman with the discom, died on June 4, 2014. Because she is married, justice EV Venugopal held that an otherwise eligible woman candidate cannot be excluded from consideration merely. The court directed the southern discom to grant compassionate appointment to Kumbam Jyothi of Nalgonda. Jyothi stated that after her father’s death, there was no earning member in the family and that both she and her husband were unemployed. During the hearing, counsel for Jyothi relied on Supreme Court judgments and argued that any classification discriminating between a son and a daughter was unconstitutional. Allowing the petition, the court directed TGSPDCL to issue orders granting compassionate appointment to Jyothi.
Because of her marital status, directing Telangana Southern Power Distribution Company Limited (TGSPDCL) to provide a job to a woman whose application had been rejected on that ground, hYDERABAD: Ending a 12-year legal battle, Telangana high court has ruled that a married daughter cannot be denied compassionate appointment solely.