In a significant ruling, the Karnataka High Court at Dharwad declined to grant compassionate appointment to a married daughter, emphasizing that such jobs are meant for immediate financial relief not delayed claims made years later.

Her application was rejected in 2007 because she was a married daughter, and under the applicable rules at the time, married daughters were not considered dependents eligible for such appointments.

In a significant ruling on confiscation of alleged illegal assets, the Supreme Court has clarified that proceedings do not automatically end with the death of a public servant. The Court set aside a Patna High Court judgment that had quashed confiscation proceedings against the wife of a deceased government officer.

Following a chargesheet, confiscation proceedings were launched under the Bihar Special Courts Act, 2009. The officer’s wife, Sudha Singh, was also issued notice as several assets were held in her name.

At the Srinagar wing of the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, a bench comprising Justice Sanjeev Kumar and Justice Sanjay Parihar on Thursday dismissed an appeal filed by National Insurance Company Limited. The insurer was seeking to overturn a compensation award granted to a family whose home was damaged during the devastating 2014 floods.

The case originates from a policy taken by late Shad Mohd Bashir, whose residential house at Sarai Payeen, Amira Kadal, Srinagar, had been insured since 2009. Though the policy was renewed annually, the company later claimed that it excluded flood and similar storm-related risks - referred to in technical jargon as “STFI” (Storm, Tempest, Flood, Inundation).