Govt Employee's Brother Eligible For Compassionate Appointment If Employee's Spouse Predeceases Him Without Leaving Children: Karnataka High Court

Appointment on compassionate grounds must be viewed through the lens of family welfare, not mere marital status, the Karnataka High Court has ruled in a landmark judgment under Service Law. The decision came in Writ Petition No. 101661 of 2025, filed by Mantavva and Sanganna, the mother and brother of deceased government employee Veeresh Mantappa Lolasar, who was working with the K.K.R.T.C, Ballari Division. Family dependency not limited to wife…