HC orders recruitment of SC widow denied job due to 2-children norm

The Jaipur bench of the Rajasthan high court, while exercising its inherent powers, directed the state to grant employment to a widow and a mother of four belonging to the Scheduled Caste (SC) category, who stood meritorious in the recruitment process to the post of school lecturer, but was denied employment for having more than two surviving children.

- Dinesh Bothra

JODHPUR:

The petitioner, Sunita Dhawan, a widow and mother of four children, had qualified on merit under the SC-widow category for the post of school lecturer in 2015. However, her appointment was denied under the two-children norm, which disqualifies candidates with more than two surviving children born on or after June 1, 2002.