Compassionate Appointment Intended To Provide "Urgent Relief" To Bereaved Family: Gujarat High Court Refuses To Grant Benefit After 5 Yrs Of Death
2 years, 8 months ago

Compassionate Appointment Intended To Provide "Urgent Relief" To Bereaved Family: Gujarat High Court Refuses To Grant Benefit After 5 Yrs Of Death

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"Compassionate appointment is always an immediate consideration and has to be a matter of urgent relief when the family of the deceased employee would have needed it. Refusing to grant relief at such a belated stage, the Bench observed, "Policy of compassionate appointment is intended to give immediate relief to the family of the deceased upon death of the deceased. The Bench ventured forth to aver thus: "Mere family circumstances and that too about the marriage of relatives, divorce and such family disputes could not be said to be good ground which could adequately and satisfactorily explain the long passage of time on part of the petitioner who wanted to enforce his rights under the compassionate scheme to get the benefit on the compassionate basis.A litigant who cares little for his right for long time, loses right to relief. Further, per the Bench, it was trite principle that the policy of compassionate appointment is to give immediate relief and succor to the family which 'lunges into economic crises upon death of bread earner.'

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'Pious Intention' Of Compassionate Appointment Is To Give Relief To Deceased Employee's Kin, Can't Be Misused: Gujarat High Court
1 week, 2 days ago

'Pious Intention' Of Compassionate Appointment Is To Give Relief To Deceased Employee's Kin, Can't Be Misused: Gujarat High Court

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Underscoring the "pious intention" of compassionate appointment which is to give relief to the deceased employee's kin, the Gujarat High Court stopped short of imposing costs on a litigant for suppressing material facts after noting that she only intended to secure the appointment of her son at LIC after her husband's death. Justice Nirzar Desai in his order said, "Considering …

[Compassionate Appointment] Law Prevailing On Date Of Employee's Death Applicable Irrespective Of When Application For Appointment Was Submitted: Rajasthan HC
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1 week, 5 days ago

[Compassionate Appointment] Law Prevailing On Date Of Employee's Death Applicable Irrespective Of When Application For Appointment Was Submitted: Rajasthan HC

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The Rajasthan High Court has granted relief of compassionate appointment, in a decade-old matter, to the petitioner, affirming that the policy governing such appointment had to be the one that was existing on the date of demise of the concerned person and not on the date of application filed for such appointment. The division bench of Justice Munnuri Laxman and …

Married Daughter Being Sole Surviving Family Member Of Deceased Govt Employee Is Entitled To Compassionate Employment: Rajasthan HC
2 weeks ago

Married Daughter Being Sole Surviving Family Member Of Deceased Govt Employee Is Entitled To Compassionate Employment: Rajasthan HC

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The Rajasthan High Court has dismissed a challenge against an order of the Central Administrative Tribunal that directed the State to grant compassionate appointment to the respondent, who was the married daughter of the deceased employee, whose husband was also employed and earning. Heena Sheikh v State of Rajasthan in which it was decided that married daughter of a deceased …

Compassionate Employment Claims Must Be Considered Promptly, Bureaucratic Process Of Pushing Files Is Unacceptable: Calcutta High Court
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Compassionate Employment Claims Must Be Considered Promptly, Bureaucratic Process Of Pushing Files Is Unacceptable: Calcutta High Court

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The Calcutta High Court has held that claims of compassionate employment must be dealt with promptly and that the legal right of a litigant who belongs to a socially or economically backward section of society should not be defeated on account of procedural lapses of the litigant in view of glaring breaches by the employer. A division bench of Justices …

26 Principles Relating To Compassionate Appointment : Supreme Court Explains
1 month ago

26 Principles Relating To Compassionate Appointment : Supreme Court Explains

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In a recent judgment, the Supreme Court summarised the principles relating to compassionate appointment. i) None can claim compassionate appointment, on the occurrence of death/medical incapacitation of the concerned employee, as if it were a vested right, and any appointment without considering the financial condition of the family of the deceased is legally impermissible. Also, it is only in rare …

Compassionate Appointment : Supreme Court Flags Conflicting Judgments On Whether Scheme Prevalent On Date Of Death Or Date Of Consideration Applies
1 month, 1 week ago

Compassionate Appointment : Supreme Court Flags Conflicting Judgments On Whether Scheme Prevalent On Date Of Death Or Date Of Consideration Applies

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The Supreme Court, while deciding a civil appeal concerning compassionate appointment, observed that the issue of whether an applicable scheme should be the one in effect during the time of death or when the application for such appointment was considered, continues to be in a grey area. Thus, the question framed by this Court with respect to whether the application …

Compassionate Appointment To Be Granted Only In “Hand-to-Mouth” Cases, Not Due To Mere Fall In Life Standard : Supreme Court
1 month, 1 week ago

Compassionate Appointment To Be Granted Only In “Hand-to-Mouth” Cases, Not Due To Mere Fall In Life Standard : Supreme Court

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The Supreme Court, while determining a case related to compassionate appointment, observed that such appointment should be granted only in “hand-to-mouth” cases, provided that all the other conditions are fulfilled. Building on this, the Court concluded that the present case is not the one where the respondent's father's death caused such severe hardship that could only have been remedied through …

Compassionate Appointment Can't Be Granted To Posts Under Urban Local Bodies In Absence Of Specific Policy: Calcutta HC
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Compassionate Appointment Can't Be Granted To Posts Under Urban Local Bodies In Absence Of Specific Policy: Calcutta HC

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A single judge bench of the Calcutta High Court comprising of Hiranmay Bhattacharyya, J. held that the compassionate appointments cannot be granted to posts under Urban Local Bodies in the absence of a specific policy governing such appointments. The application was rejected because there was no government policy allowing appointments for family members of employees of Urban Local Bodies under …

Once A Family Member Appointed On Compassionate Basis Is Terminated, Another Member Can't Seek Appointment: Punjab & Haryana High Court
2 months, 1 week ago

Once A Family Member Appointed On Compassionate Basis Is Terminated, Another Member Can't Seek Appointment: Punjab & Haryana High Court

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The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that once a family member has availed the benefit of compassionate appointment, the same cannot be granted to another family member after the service of that family member had been terminated. Justice Anupinder Singh Grewal and Justice Lapita Banerji said, “As the brother of the appellant had been granted compassionate appointment, it …

Merely Mentioning Person's Name In Official Documents As Nominee Is Of No Avail To Claim Compassionate Appointment: MP High Court
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Merely Mentioning Person's Name In Official Documents As Nominee Is Of No Avail To Claim Compassionate Appointment: MP High Court

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The Indore Bench of Madhya Pradesh High court recently held that merely mentioning a person's name in departmental documents as a nominee does not automatically confer a right to claim compassionate appointment on account of death of deceased employee. A single-judge bench of Justice Subodh Abhyankar observed, “…merely mentioning of the name of any person in the official documents referring …

Compassionate Appointment Cannot Be Given By Management Of Institute Where Deceased Was Employed, Must Be Placed Before DIOS: Allahabad HC
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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Compassionate Appointment Cannot Be Given By Management Of Institute Where Deceased Was Employed, Must Be Placed Before DIOS: Allahabad HC

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The Allahabad High Court has held that an application for compassionate employment cannot be decided by the management of the institution where the deceased government employee worked. Justice J.J. Munir referred to Regulations of the Uttar Pradesh High Schools and Intermediate Colleges Act, 1971 to hold that “The Regulations aforesaid envisage a complete scheme for compassionate appointment and the power …

State To Decide Application For Compassionate Appointment If Made After 5 Years, Not Appointing Authority: Allahabad High Court
2 months, 3 weeks ago

State To Decide Application For Compassionate Appointment If Made After 5 Years, Not Appointing Authority: Allahabad High Court

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Recently, the Allahabad High Court has held if an application for compassionate appointment is made beyond the permissible limit of 5 years, it is not up to the appointing authority to consider the matter. “A reading of the proviso to Rule 5 of the Rules of 1974, apart from the law about the relevant and material facts, on the basis …

Limitation Of 5 Years For Seeking Compassionate Appointment Starts On The Date When Cause Of Action Arises', Patna High Court
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Limitation Of 5 Years For Seeking Compassionate Appointment Starts On The Date When Cause Of Action Arises', Patna High Court

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A Division Bench of the Patna High Court comprising Justices P. B. Banjanthri and B. PD. Singh allowed an appeal challenging the decision wherein an application for compassionate appointment to the post of Constable on the ground that the application was not filed before the authorities within the stipulated time period of 5 years was dismissed by a Single Judge …

Limitation Of 5 Years For Seeking Compassionate Appointment Starts On The Date When Cause Of Action Arises', Patna High Court
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Limitation Of 5 Years For Seeking Compassionate Appointment Starts On The Date When Cause Of Action Arises', Patna High Court

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A Division Bench of the Patna High Court comprising Justices P. B. Bajanthri and S. B. Pd. Singh allowed an appeal challenging the decision wherein an application for compassionate appointment to the post of Constable on the ground that the application was not filed before the authorities within the stipulated time period of 5 years was dismissed by a Single …

Compassionate Appointment, Employer Must Explore Alternative Posts, If Not Eligible For Specific Post : Patna High Court
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Compassionate Appointment, Employer Must Explore Alternative Posts, If Not Eligible For Specific Post : Patna High Court

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A single judge bench of the Patna High Court comprising of Purnendu Singh, Justice, while deciding a writ petition held that in case of compassionate appointments, the employer must explore alternative posts, rather than rigidly adhering to eligibility criteria for specific positions. The petitioner contended that the authorities did not consider any application for her seeking a different type of …

Compassionate Appointment Is Not A Vested Right : Supreme Court
4 months ago

Compassionate Appointment Is Not A Vested Right : Supreme Court

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The Supreme Court has held that compassionate appointment is not a vested right which can be granted without any kind of scrutiny or undertaking a process of selection. The Supreme Court found nothing wrong with the Government's policy, saying that the purpose of compassionate appointment is to provide immediate succour to the family. The judgment authored by Justice Masih observed …

No job guarantee for deceased staffers’ kin without policy: Supreme Court
4 months ago

No job guarantee for deceased staffers’ kin without policy: Supreme Court

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday held that compassionate employment provisions are not vested rights but a relief measure aiming to alleviate a family’s sudden financial hardship following the death of a government employee. “Compassionate appointment is therefore provided to bail out the family of the deceased employee facing extreme financial difficulty and but for the employment, the family will not …

Compassionate appointment not vested right: SC
4 months ago

Compassionate appointment not vested right: SC

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Compassionate appointment is not a vested right for getting a government job as it is not a condition of service of an employee who dies in harness, the Supreme Court held on Wednesday while declining the plea of a man whose police constable father died on duty in 1997, when the petitioner was seven years of age. Writing …

Supreme Court Approves Dismissal Of Employees Given Compassionate Appointment On Forged Documents, Questions Railways' Lapse
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court Approves Dismissal Of Employees Given Compassionate Appointment On Forged Documents, Questions Railways' Lapse

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While dismissing the employees who were granted a compassionate appointment by the Railways based on forged and fabricated documents with respect to the employment of their respective fathers, the Supreme Court on Thursday expressed displeasure over the inactions of the Railways in appointing the employees based on questionable documentation, which was later found to be. While dismissing the employees who …

“Managed To Survive For 23 Long Years”: Uttarakhand High Court Dismisses Belated Plea For Compassionate Appointment Citing Significant Delay
8 months ago

“Managed To Survive For 23 Long Years”: Uttarakhand High Court Dismisses Belated Plea For Compassionate Appointment Citing Significant Delay

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Dismissing a plea for seeking compassionate appointment the Uttarakhand High Court recently reiterated that a claim for a compassionate appointment cannot be made so long after the demise of the family member. The judgment was passed in a case where the petitioner sought a compassionate appointment following the death of his father, a work charge employee in the Public Works …

Family Of Employee Having More Than Two Children Ineligible For Compassionate Appointment: Bombay High Court Dismisses Claim Of Deceased Cop's Son
8 months, 1 week ago

Family Of Employee Having More Than Two Children Ineligible For Compassionate Appointment: Bombay High Court Dismisses Claim Of Deceased Cop's Son

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The Bombay High Court recently dismissed the claim for compassionate appointment for the son of a deceased policeman on the ground that the employee had more than two children, making his family ineligible for the benefit of compassionate appointment. A division bench of Justice AS Chandurkar and Justice Rajesh S Patil dismissed a writ petition challenging a judgment by the …

Administrators Often Lose Objectivity When Visited With Judicial Command: Allahabad HC On Rejection Of Compassionate Appointment Claim After Filing Of Writ
9 months ago

Administrators Often Lose Objectivity When Visited With Judicial Command: Allahabad HC On Rejection Of Compassionate Appointment Claim After Filing Of Writ

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While dealing with a case of compassionate appointment, the Allahabad High Court has observed that “Administrators must not panic or retaliate when faced with a judicial command, asking them to perform their duties. High Court Verdict The Court, on 15.09.2023, had issued a show cause notice to the District Cane Officer, Sambhal demanding explanation as to why petitioner's claim for …

Compassionate Appointment Is Not An Absolute Right, It Aims To Remedy Only The Sudden Crisis Faced By a Deceased Employee's Family: CAT, Allahabad
10 months, 1 week ago

Compassionate Appointment Is Not An Absolute Right, It Aims To Remedy Only The Sudden Crisis Faced By a Deceased Employee's Family: CAT, Allahabad

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The Central Administrative Tribunal, Allahabad single bench of Justice Om Prakash held that compassionate appointment is not an absolute right and is given to family members of the deceased employee to overcome 'sudden' crisis. During the board proceedings held to assess the Applicant's eligibility, the Applicant scored 24 out of 100 points, which were not sufficient for his appointment on …

Compassionate Appointment Can Only Be Claimed in Accordance with the Existing Policy And Not As A Matter Of Right: Bombay HC
10 months, 1 week ago

Compassionate Appointment Can Only Be Claimed in Accordance with the Existing Policy And Not As A Matter Of Right: Bombay HC

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A division bench of the Bombay High Court comprising of Justice Avinash G. Gharote and Justice. Asha's husband, Shri Haridas Katwale, was employed as a pump operator with M/s Wester Coalfields Ltd.. Shri Haridas Katwale has been continuously absent from duty since 10.009.2012 and consequently his services were terminated on 18.10.2014 due to absenteeism. The Petitioner argued that the termination …

Denying Compassionate Appointment To Dependant 'Married Daughters' Violative Of Articles 14, 15 & 16(2) Of Constitution: Orissa High Court
1 year ago

Denying Compassionate Appointment To Dependant 'Married Daughters' Violative Of Articles 14, 15 & 16(2) Of Constitution: Orissa High Court

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The Orissa High Court has reiterated that married daughters cannot be denied of benefits under the Rehabilitation Assistance Scheme for appointment on compassionate grounds, after death of their fathers while in service. While granting relief to a lady, who was denied compassionate appointment on the ground of her marriage pursuant to the application, the Single Bench of Dr. Justice Sanjeeb …

Compassionate Appointment | Looking Into Daughter's Marital Status To Determine Her Dependency On Deceased By Itself Not Discrimination: Karnataka HC
1 year ago

Compassionate Appointment | Looking Into Daughter's Marital Status To Determine Her Dependency On Deceased By Itself Not Discrimination: Karnataka HC

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The Karnataka High Court has held that merely because the appointing authority looked into a daughter's marital status to determine her dependency on deceased employee will not by itself amount to gender discrimination. A single judge bench of Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum clarified that the object of compassionate appointment is firmly rooted in addressing the immediate financial crisis faced by …

After Acceptance Of Compassionate Appointment On A Particular Post A Person Is Precluded From Claiming A Higher Post: MP High Court
1 year, 2 months ago

After Acceptance Of Compassionate Appointment On A Particular Post A Person Is Precluded From Claiming A Higher Post: MP High Court

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The Madhya Pradesh High Court has observed that once an individual accepts a compassionate appointment, he/she is precluded from seeking or claiming a higher position.Referring to the Supreme Court's Judgment in the case of Rajasthan vs. Umrao Singh, a bench of Justice Vivek Agarwal observed that once a compassionate appointment was given and accepted, the right to. The Madhya Pradesh …

Karnataka High Court Directs LIC To Consider Compassionate Employment Plea By Son Of Wrongfully Terminated Employee, Relaxes Age Limit
1 year, 3 months ago

Karnataka High Court Directs LIC To Consider Compassionate Employment Plea By Son Of Wrongfully Terminated Employee, Relaxes Age Limit

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The Karnataka High Court has held that the right of legal heirs of a terminated employee to claim compassionate employment would only arise when such termination was decreed to be illegal by a court of law. In allowing a plea by the legal heirs of a former Life Insurance Corporation employee who had been illegally terminated, a single judge bench …

No Compassionate Appointment To Married Daughter Residing With Husband: Karnataka High Court
1 year, 5 months ago

No Compassionate Appointment To Married Daughter Residing With Husband: Karnataka High Court

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has dismissed the appeal preferred by the married daughter of a deceased LIC employee seeking compassionate appointment. That is how our legislations too are structured e.g., Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Sections 24 & 25 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 37 of the Divorce Act, 1869, Section 40 of the …

Sister cannot apply for compassionate appointment on death of her brother, rules Karnataka HC
1 year, 6 months ago

Sister cannot apply for compassionate appointment on death of her brother, rules Karnataka HC

Op India  

The Karnataka High Court ruled on Thursday, September 14, that a sister cannot be hired on compassionate grounds after her married brother died while working as a Junior Line Man for Bangalore Electricity Supply Company. As per the said rule, the definition of “family” includes “ in the case of the deceased male married Government Servant, his widow, son and …

Compassionate Appointment Cannot Be Granted 26 Years After Employee's Death: Allahabad High Court
1 year, 7 months ago

Compassionate Appointment Cannot Be Granted 26 Years After Employee's Death: Allahabad High Court

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The Allahabad High Court held that compassionate appointment is granted to tide over the immediate hardships of the family due to untimely demise of the earning hand and it cannot be granted after a lapse of 26 years from the death of the employee. There is, therefore, no existing exigency to bail out the family in economic distress now, in …

Bombay High Court Carves Exception Of Compassionate Appointment For Brother Looking After Deceased's Wife And Child
2 years, 2 months ago

Bombay High Court Carves Exception Of Compassionate Appointment For Brother Looking After Deceased's Wife And Child

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The Bombay High Court’s Nagpur bench carved out an exception to continue the compassionate appointment of a junior clerk after the demise of his married brother on the grounds that he was caring for his sister-in-law and nephew since 2013. According to the government resolutions dated December 31, 2002 and September 21, 2017 a married deceased’s widow and child are …

[Compassionate Appointment] Can't Presume A Person To Be Financially Stable Merely Because He Got Married: Allahabad HC
2 years, 4 months ago

[Compassionate Appointment] Can't Presume A Person To Be Financially Stable Merely Because He Got Married: Allahabad HC

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The Allahabad High Court has observed that the marriage of an individual is no ground to deny him/her a compassionate appointment as entering into a marital relationship doesn't raise a presumption that a person is financially stable.With this, the bench of Justice Vikram D. Chauhan set aside an order of the DIG Police Head Quarter, U.P denying compassionate appointment to. …

Compassionate Appointment Cannot Be Treated As Reservation Of Any Kind: Punjab & Haryana High Court
2 years, 4 months ago

Compassionate Appointment Cannot Be Treated As Reservation Of Any Kind: Punjab & Haryana High Court

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Punjab and Haryana High Court, while dealing with a writ petition against denial of compassionate appointment over 19 years delay, observed that compassionate appointment should not be treated as a "reservation" of any kind. It further added that death of the petitioner's father took place way back in 2003 and 19 years later, it cannot be the case of the …

Married Daughter Not Dependant On Deceased Father Can't Claim Compassionate Appointment: Chhattisgarh High Court
2 years, 5 months ago

Married Daughter Not Dependant On Deceased Father Can't Claim Compassionate Appointment: Chhattisgarh High Court

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The Chhattisgarh High Court recently denied compassionate employment to a deceased employee's married daughter, stating that she wo no more 'dependant' on her father's income.Justice Narendra Kumar Vyas observed that the petitioner-daughter was married before the death of her father and therefore, it cannot be said that she was dependent upon his earning.The bench heavily relied on. The Chhattisgarh High …

Compassionate Employment Can't Be Claimed Several Years After Employee's Death As Its Object Is To Help Family To Meet Sudden Crisis : Supreme Court
2 years, 5 months ago

Compassionate Employment Can't Be Claimed Several Years After Employee's Death As Its Object Is To Help Family To Meet Sudden Crisis : Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on India last week discussed the how compassionate appointment in public services is an exception to the general rule of appointments and how it flows out of pure humanitarian consideration. "Thus, as per the law laid down by this Court in the aforesaid decisions, compassionate appointment is an exception to the general rule of appointment in the …

Appointment on compassionate ground concession not a right, says SC
2 years, 5 months ago

Appointment on compassionate ground concession not a right, says SC

Firstpost  

Appointment on compassionate ground is a concession not a right and the object of granting such employment is to enable the affected family to tide over a sudden crisis, the Supreme Court has said. The apex court last week set aside the judgement of a division bench of the Kerala High Court, which confirmed the verdict of a single judge …

Supreme Court: Appointment on compassionate ground concession not a right
2 years, 5 months ago

Supreme Court: Appointment on compassionate ground concession not a right

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court of India has said that appointment on compassionate ground is a concession not a right and the object of granting such employment is to enable the affected family to tide over a sudden crisis. The Supreme Court had set aside the judgement of a division bench of the Kerala High Court, which confirmed the verdict of a …

Compassionate Appointment Cannot Be Granted Where Bereaved Family Does Not Face "Indigent Circumstances": Rajasthan High Court
2 years, 6 months ago

Compassionate Appointment Cannot Be Granted Where Bereaved Family Does Not Face "Indigent Circumstances": Rajasthan High Court

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The Rajasthan High Court has upheld the decision of a bank denying compassionate appointment saying that the deceased's family was not facing "indigent circumstances" warranting employment under the State's scheme of 2014. PNB had rejected the respondent's claim for compassionate appointment after his father expired while serving as a Head Cashier, on the ground that the family was not facing …

Compassionate Appointment Can't Be Claimed/Offered After A Significant Lapse Of Time And After Crisis Is Over: Allahabad High Court
2 years, 7 months ago

Compassionate Appointment Can't Be Claimed/Offered After A Significant Lapse Of Time And After Crisis Is Over: Allahabad High Court

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The Allahabad High Court recently observed that an appointment on compassionate grounds cannot be claimed or offered after a significant lapse of time and after the crisis is over. "The object of compassionate appointment is to tide over the immediate financial crisis suffered by the bereaved family due to the unexpected death of the employee concerned," the Court remarked.The bench …

Compassionate Appointment Offered To Dependant Of Deceased Employee Is A Concession, Not A Right: Delhi High Court
2 years, 7 months ago

Compassionate Appointment Offered To Dependant Of Deceased Employee Is A Concession, Not A Right: Delhi High Court

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The Delhi High Court has reiterated that an appointment on compassionate ground offered to the dependant of a deceased employee is a mere concession and not a right.A single judge bench of Justice Chandra Dhari Singh observed,"The whole object behind granting compassionate employment is to enable the family to tide over the sudden crisis. A single judge bench of Justice …

Bombay HC Orders Zilla Parishad to Cancel Compassionate Appointment If Widow Fails to Take Care of Mother-in-law
2 years, 11 months ago

Bombay HC Orders Zilla Parishad to Cancel Compassionate Appointment If Widow Fails to Take Care of Mother-in-law

News 18  

After a widow submitted an undertaking, signing an affidavit, that she will take proper care of her aged mother-in-law, the Bombay High Court at Aurangabad has recently ordered a local Zilla Parishad to take her application seeking compassionate appointment into consideration. Giri’s husband, an employee of the Zilla Parishad school, passed away in August 2015 and in October that year, …

Compassionate Appointment Not A Bonanza, Can't Be Claimed As A Matter Of Right: Allahabad High Court
2 years, 11 months ago

Compassionate Appointment Not A Bonanza, Can't Be Claimed As A Matter Of Right: Allahabad High Court

Live Law  

Considering various aspects relating to compassionate appointments, the Allahabad High Court recently observed that there is no general or vested right to compassionate appointments and that it can't be treated as a Bonanza.This observation was made by the bench of Justice S. P. Kesarwani and Justice Jayant Banerjee while DISMISSING a special appeal filed by one Iqbal Khan challenging. Considering …

Compassionate Appointment Policy Cannot Discriminate Against 'Illegitimate' Children Of Deceased Employee: Supreme Court
3 years ago

Compassionate Appointment Policy Cannot Discriminate Against 'Illegitimate' Children Of Deceased Employee: Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court observed that a compassionate appointment policy cannot discriminate against a person only on the ground of descent by classifying children of the deceased employee as legitimate and illegitimate. That is to say, a policy for compassionate appointment, which has the force of law, must not discriminate on any of the grounds mentioned in Article 16, including that …

MP High Court Upholds Decision To Consider Younger Son Of Deceased Employee For Compassionate Appointment Despite Elder Son Serving In Army
3 years ago

MP High Court Upholds Decision To Consider Younger Son Of Deceased Employee For Compassionate Appointment Despite Elder Son Serving In Army

Live Law  

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, Indore Bench recently upheld the decision of a single bench wherein the Writ Court had directed the State to consider the younger son of a deceased government employee for compassionate appointment, despite his elder son serving in the Indian Army. The Court was hearing a writ appeal preferred by the State against the order of …

Applicability Of An Amended Rule For Compassionate Appointment Shall Be Based On Date Of Death Rather Than Date Of Consideration Of Claim: Supreme Court
3 years, 2 months ago

Applicability Of An Amended Rule For Compassionate Appointment Shall Be Based On Date Of Death Rather Than Date Of Consideration Of Claim: Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has held that the applicability of a modified scheme with respect to an appointment on compassionate grounds would be based on a fixed criteria, like the date of death, rather than an indeterminate factor, like the date of consideration of the claim. Analysis of the Supreme Court Distinguished Akkamahadevamma's judgement The Division Bench of the Karnataka High …

Compassionate Appointment Not A Matter Of Right, It Is Provided To Enable Family To Tide Over An Immediate Crisis : Supreme Court
3 years, 3 months ago

Compassionate Appointment Not A Matter Of Right, It Is Provided To Enable Family To Tide Over An Immediate Crisis : Supreme Court

Live Law  

"Undoubtedly, pension is not an act of bounty, but is towards the service which has been rendered by an employee. However, in evaluating a claim for compassionate appointment, it is open to the authorities to evaluate the financial position of the family upon the death while in service", the Supreme Court has observed. If the scheme requires that the family …

Compassionate Appointment Policy Prevalent At The Time Of Employee's Death Applies, Not Subsequent One: Supreme Court
3 years, 4 months ago

Compassionate Appointment Policy Prevalent At The Time Of Employee's Death Applies, Not Subsequent One: Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court reiterated that the policy prevalent at the time of death of the deceased employee is required to be considered for the appointment on compassionate ground. "The claim for compassionate appointment must be decided only on the basis of relevant scheme prevalent on date of demise of the employee and subsequent scheme cannot be looked into. In writ …

Dependent Cannot Seek Compassionate Appointment On Higher Post Than Held By Deceased Employee: Supreme Court
3 years, 5 months ago

Dependent Cannot Seek Compassionate Appointment On Higher Post Than Held By Deceased Employee: Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court observed that a dependent/applicant cannot seek compassionate appointment on the higher post than what was held by the deceased employee.The Court observed that the appointment on compassionate ground is a concession and not a right. The Supreme Court observed that a dependent/applicant cannot seek compassionate appointment on the higher post than what was held by the deceased …

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