SC Awards ₹12 Lakh to Haryana Woman Denied Indian Oil Corporation Job in 1988
- The Supreme Court ordered Indian Oil Corporation Limited to pay Sumitra ₹12 lakh after she was denied an LPG plant job because she was a woman.
- Sumitra was qualified for the position, but the company reportedly rejected her on the grounds that a woman could not lift LPG cylinders.
- The Court challenged the assumption that women cannot lift LPG cylinders, noting that women perform such work at home.
- Because Sumitra had reached retirement age after the prolonged legal case, the Court awarded compensation instead of appointing her.
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Women can't lift LPG cylinders? SC awards Rs 12 lakh to woman denied bottling plant job
The Supreme Court ordered IOCL to pay Rs 12 lakh to Sumitra after denying her an LPG bottling plant job. The court said rejecting her because she was a woman who supposedly could not lift cylinders was an insult to womanhood.
Indian Oil Corporation denied a job to a woman, claiming she would be unable to lift a cylinder. The Supreme Court has called this an insult to women.
Supreme Court Orders Rs 12-Lakh Compensation For Woman Denied Job Because Of Gender
A bench comprising Justices Arvind Kumar and Vipul M Pancholi expressed strong displeasure, saying denying a woman a job solely because she is a woman is an insult to her honor and dignity.
Supreme Court Woman Job Discrimination Over LPG Job
A woman denied a job at an Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) LPG bottling plant because of her gender has received Rs 12 lakh compensation after the Supreme Court heard her long-running case of Supreme Court woman job discrimination. The bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and Vipul M Pancholi questioned why the woman was denied the ...
SC Orders Rs 12 Lakh Compensation to Woman Denied IOCL Job, Calls Gender-Based Discrimination ‘Affront to Womanhood’
New Delhi, September 17, 2026 (Yes Punjab News) The Supreme Court on Thursday directed Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) to pay Rs 12 lakh in compensation to a woman who was denied employment, observing that rejecting her on the basis of her gender would amount to an “affront to womanhood”. A Bench of Justices Aravind […]
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