The High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, has quashed two endorsements issued by the North Western Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (NWKRTC) that had rejected a widow’s application for compassionate appointment on the grounds that she was over the specified age limit.

In a judgment delivered on October 14, 2025, Justice M. Nagaprasanna allowed the writ petition filed by the widow. The Court set aside the impugned endorsements and remitted the matter back to the Corporation, directing it to reconsider the petitioner’s application within eight weeks, based on her family’s circumstances and the “need” for appointment, rather than solely on the age bar.

Background of the Case

The petitioner, Smt. Saroja W/o. Ganesh Rao N. Kondai, is the widow of a Driver cum Conductor who had

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