Bombay High Court Quashes Gram Panchayat Resolutions Denying Compassionate Appointment to Widow Due to Non-Residence, Holds Government Resolution Does Not Require Village Residence. The Court ruled that the Gram Panchayat, being a State under Article 12, is bound by the Government Resolution dated 02.08.2017, which does not impose any residential condition for compassionate appointment to legal heirs of deceased employees....
The case arose from a writ petition filed by the widow of a deceased Gram Panchayat employee, challenging the resolutions of the Gram Panchayat rejecting her claim for compassionate appointment. The p...




