Sangeeta v. State of Haryana and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Compassionate appointment; death in service; widow petitioner; Clause 12 Deployment of Contractual Persons Policy 2022 amended 13.05.2025; financial assistance Rs. 3,00,000/- credited 05.08.2025 and accepted; concealment of material facts; intent to mislead the Court; Articles 226/227 Constitution of India; Annexure P-3 letter dated 03.02.2026 Executive Engineer Horticulture Division PWD B & R; petition dismissed without costs; CWP-9841-2026; Punjab and Haryana High Court; Sandeep Moudgil J.; decided 10.04.2026.
What did the court decide?
The petitioner made a deliberate attempt to derive undue advantage from the letter dated 03.02.2026 (Annexure P-3) by concealing that she had already accepted the financial assistance nearly 11 months before filing; the petition, being devoid of merit and involving concealment of material facts with the intent to mislead the Court, stands dismissed.