Nainital, Oct 31 (PTI) A unique case came up for hearing in the Uttarakhand High Court, where a woman's claim for compassionate appointment after her husband's death was rejected as he had registered his mother-in-law as a nominee in his service records instead of his wife.

The widow filed a petition in the High Court challenging the forest department's decision, which was heard before a single-judge bench of Justice Manoj Kumar Tiwari.

The court directed that since the amount from the deceased employee's General Provident Fund (GPF) to his widow has already been released, recognising the petitioner as the employee's wife. The department should now decide on the compassionate appointment claim within three months, in accordance with the law.

According to the petitioner, her husband, Kis

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