The Bombay High Court has struck down a Maharashtra Government Resolution (GR) which excludes a married daughter from being considered as a member of the "family" for grant of retail kerosene license, saying it was violative of the Constitution.

The ruling was delivered by Justices Abhay Oka and A S Chandurkar, who were hearing a petition challenging exclusion of a married daughter from the expression "family" for being entitled to be considered for grant of retail kerosene license under Government Resolution dated February 20, 2004.