But the Madras HC just struck it down. Why? Because public jobs aren’t charity. They’re earned. The court said giving them out as emotional relief breaks the Constitution; especially Articles 14 and 16. Imagine this: someone who’s waited years for a compassionate appointment gets passed over, while 32 new names enter; no proof of financial need, no proper screening. The court didn’t say ‘don’t help the victims’. It said ‘help them right’. Ex-gratia money? Fine. Scholarships? Great. But don’t turn government posts into consolation prizes. Even a watchman’s job has dignity. And dignity can’t be handed out like relief packets. The real lesson? Compassion without constitutionality isn’t justice; it’s chaos. And chaos has no place in public employment.