- In the case of Usha Giri vs State of Maharashtra the Bombay HC has made it clear that if the undertaking to take care of the aged mother-in-law is not followed through, the compassionate appointment given to the widow ought to be cancelled.
- The Bombay HC directed a local Zila Parishad to consider the application filed by a widow seeking a compassionate appointment after she gave an undertaking by way of affidavit that she will take proper care of her 74 year old mother-in-law.
- The Bench, in the instant case, was hearing a plea filed by Usha Giri by which she had challenged the decision of the Zila Parishad given on 13-2-2020 rejecting her plea of compassionate appointment. Usha’s husband was employed in the Zila Parishad and had passed away in 2015, after which Usha had applied before the relevant authorities for seeking compassionate employment.
- However, this application of hers was objected to by her mother-in-law. She alleged that her daughter-in-law had been harassing and ill-treating her. The Zila Parishad had considered this complaint of the mother-in-law and had rejected Usha’s application for compassionate appointment.
- Aggrieved by this order, Usha had filed an application before the Hon’ble HC.
- In an affidavit filed on 8-4-2022, Usha had given an undertaking by way of affidavit in which she wrote that since her mother-in-law is dependent upon her as well as her 10 year old daughter, she will ensure that the mother-in-law is well taken care of.
- The Court also referred to a similar judgement under similar circumstances that was passed by a coordinate bench of the HC in Anita Dnyaneshwar @ Dnayandeo Suryawanshi vs State of Maharashtra.
- Thus, while partly allowing the appeal, the Court ordered the Zila Panchayat to consider Usha’s plea for compassionate appointment and also held that in the event the mother-in-law raises any objection, then the Zila Parishad would deal with the same and ensure, as far as possible, that there is a reconciliation between them.
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