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The Economic Times
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SC to examine whether married daughter's son can claim compassionate employment benefits

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has agreed to examine whether the son of a married daughter can be considered eligible for compassionate or rehabilitation employment under government schemes, days after ruling that a dependent married daughter is entitled to compassionate employment following the death of her parent in service.

According to a report by The Times of India (TOI), a bench of Justices Vikram Nath and V Mohan sought a response from the Chhattisgarh government on a petition filed by Ankit Pandey, who challenged the state's refusal to provide him employment under a rehabilitation scheme for project-affected families.

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