Haryana Cabinet approves compassionate appointment to son of deceased Scheduled Caste woman as per Court Orders

Chandigarh, 1 August 2025

Haryana Cabinet, which met under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Sh. Nayab Singh Saini here today, has granted ex-post facto approval for providing compassionate appointment to the dependent son of a deceased Scheduled Caste woman, in compliance with the directions issued by the Sessions Court, Rohtak.

The case pertains to Smt. Mukesh Devi, a resident of village Lizawana, Tehsil Julana, district Jind, who belonged to the Scheduled Caste community. In a tragic incident, she was killed and her burnt body was recovered near Jasiya village in district Rohtak. Following the incident, a case was registered in 2016 under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.

The Sessions Court, Rohtak, in its judgment, directed the State Government to provide a basic monthly pension of Rs 5,000 with admissible dearness allowance to the two dependents of the deceased. The court further directed that one member of the deceased’s family be given employment by the State Government.

In compliance with the Court’s orders, and treating the matter as a special case, Raju, the son of the deceased, who has completed his 12th grade education and a computer education programme, has been given compassionate appointment on May 2, 2025, to the post of Clerk in the SEWA Department, Haryana, against an available vacancy.