STATE OF MANIPUR vs SMT. A. ONGBI MEMCHA DEVI &ANR.

The Supreme Court held that the appointment of Smt. Arambam Ongbi Memcha Devi as L.D.C. on compassionate grounds following her husband's death in harness precludes the claim for further employment by her brother-in-law, as he is not a dependent of the deceased. The Court found that the High Court's decision to allow the writ petition for the brother-in-law's appointment was incorrect. Consequently, the appeals were allowed, and the High Court's orders were set aside without costs.