Unmarried Brother Eligible for Compassionate Appointment If Employee’s Wife Predeceased Him: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that the exclusion of an unmarried dependent brother from the definition of “family” under Rule 2(c)(iv) of the Uttar Pradesh Recruitment of Dependents of Government Servants Dying in Harness Rules, 1974 will not apply in cases where the deceased government servant’s wife had pre-deceased him. The ruling ensures that an unmarried dependent brother cannot be denied compassionate appointment merely because the deceased was once…