K'TAKA HC REJECTS WOMAN'S PLEA FOR COMPASSIONATE JOB AFTER BROTHER'S DEMISE

The Karnataka High Court recently rejected a woman's request for a job on compassionate grounds following her brother's demise, stating that a sister is not included in the definition of 'family' for her brother in this context.

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A bench of Chief Justice Prasanna B Varale and Justice Krishna S Dixit, heard an appeal from Pallavi G M, a 29-year-old resident of Tumakuru. "Courts through the process of interpretation cannot expand the contours of a statutory definition. When the rule maker in so many words has specified the persons as being the members of the family of an employee, we cannot add one to or delete one from the definition of family. An argument to the contrary, if accepted, would amount to rewriting the Rule, and therefore, cannot be countenanced," the bench stated. Pallavi had challenged the March 30, 2023, order of a single judge bench, which had rejected her petition for appointment on compassionate grounds. Her