# Chhattisgarh HC rules elder son gets priority for compassionate job 2026-08-17T08:49:02+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Chhattisgarh High Court has quashed the compassionate appointment of a younger son of a deceased government employee, ruling that the elder son holds first priority under state rules. Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal passed the order on 11 August 2026, setting aside a 2019 appointment order by the District Education Officer of Mungeli. The case involved Ishwar Singh Kshatriya, a peon at a government school who died in September 2016. He had two wives. The elder son from the first wife challenged the appointment of the younger son from the second wife. The court noted that the Supreme Court has held that children from a second marriage are legitimate and eligible for compassionate appointment, but the Chhattisgarh government circular of June 2013 is silent on priority among multiple sons. The High Court relied on a Patna High Court ruling that the elder brother must be considered first. The court directed the District Education Officer to pass a fresh order within 30 days after hearing the elder son, subject to his meeting other eligibility criteria as on the date of his original application. ## Coverage - economictimes.indiatimes.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Chhattisgarh High Court, compassionate appointment, Ishwar Singh Kshatriya, Justice Sanjay K Agrawal Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/chhattisgarh-hc-rules-elder-son-gets-priority-for-compassionate-job/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/chhattisgarh-hc-rules-elder-son-gets-priority-for-compassionate-job/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/