Widow must give 25% salary to mother-in-law: HC
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The Rajasthan High Court has ordered a widow to share a portion of her salary and terminal benefits with her deceased husband's mother after failing to uphold her maintenance undertaking.
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- A widow secured a government job on compassionate grounds after her husband's death by promising to support his parents.
- She subsequently left the home, remarried, and failed to maintain her in-laws.
- The Rajasthan High Court ruled that she must pay 25% of her monthly salary to the mother-in-law for her lifetime.
- The court also ordered an equal split of the deceased husband's terminal benefits between the mother and the widow.
- This judgment highlights that compassionate employment is intended for the family's collective support rather than the individual beneficiary alone.
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Anand Sharma
Justice of Rajasthan High Court
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“Having availed the benefit of compassionate appointment after giving aforesaid undertaking, she cannot completely disassociate herself from the obligation, which formed the very basis of the compassionate appointment.”
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…to look after the other family members. However, after getting the job, she left her in-laws to face a financial crisis as well as other problems. She moved out and married someone else. Rajasthan High Court said: “ Having availed the benefit of compassionate appointment after giving aforesaid undertaking, she cannot completely disassociate herself from the obligation, which formed the very basis of the compassionate appointment. ” Also read: After teacher's death, married daughter's application for compassionate employment was rejected, she fights back and wins in High Court of Himachal Pradesh Rajasthan High Court said: “It cannot be…
“It cannot be countenanced that, after the death of her husband, the daughter in law, having secured a compassionate appointment in his place, may thereafter abandon her aged in-laws and leave them at the mercy of destiny.”
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…appointment.” Also read: After teacher's death, married daughter's application for compassionate employment was rejected, she fights back and wins in High Court of Himachal Pradesh Rajasthan High Court said: “ It cannot be countenanced that, after the death of her husband, the daughter in law, having secured a compassionate appointment in his place, may thereafter abandon her aged in-laws and leave them at the mercy of destiny. ” The Rajasthan High Court also cited the case of Bhagwan Singh Vs. Suptd Engineer Pawas, Ajmer Vidhut Vitran Nigam Limited, reported in 2025 LiveLaw (Raj) 364. Based on the above discussion, the Rajasthan High Court…
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