Son’s Right to Compassionate Appointment Not Defeated by Parents' Divorce or Second Wife’s Job

The Rajasthan High Court held that a son's right to compassionate appointment cannot be denied merely because his parents were divorced or because his father's second wife was already employed.

The Bench rejected the State's argument that the son was not "dependent" as he lived with his mother post-divorce.

The Court clarified that divorce does not negate the legal status of a son under the 1996 Rules.

The Court further noted that the second wife's appointment under the widow quota was an independent recruitment and could not divest the son of his specific rights under compassionate grounds.

[State of Rajasthan & Ors. v. Ashish Saxena & Ors.]