Authority Directed to Consider Relaxation of Age Limit for Widow’s Compassionate Appointment: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court, Dharwad Bench, has set aside the decision of the Northwestern Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (NWKSRTC) that rejected the application of a widow seeking compassionate appointment. The court held that merely crossing the prescribed age limit of 43 years could not be a ground to deny employment when the applicant’s need for support was genuine. The judgment was delivered by Justice M. Nagaprasanna in Writ Petition…