Married Daughter Entitled to Ex-Gratia and Leave Encashment if She Is the Sole Legal Heir: Madhya Pradesh High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court in the case of Prasanna Namdev Soni v High Court of MP WP-37546-2024 delivered an important judgment protecting the rights of a married daughter to receive service benefits of her deceased father. The Division Bench comprising Justice Vivek Rusia and Justice Pradeep Mittal held that a married daughter cannot be denied leave encashment and ex gratia payments if she is the only legal heir of…