Deccan Herald ·
‘Affront to womanhood’: SC orders Rs 12 lakh compensation for woman who was denied job on gender grounds
India’s top court awards Rs 12 lakh compensation to a woman denied an IOC LPG bottling plant job solely because she is a woman. The bench cites affront to womanhood and superannuation after years of litigation.
Since the petitioner had already attained the age of superannuation after years of litigation, the court found it appropriate to award lump-sum compensation rather than order appointment.