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

Supreme Court: Appointment on compassionate ground concession not a right

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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 single judge directing the Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore Ltd and others to consider the case of a woman for appointment on compassionate ground. "After a period of 24 years from the death of the deceased employee, the respondent shall not be entitled to the appointment on compassionate ground," the bench said. Allowing the appeal filed by Fertilizers and Chemicals Travancore Ltd and others against the March this year verdict of the high court, the court said that if such an appointment is made now it shall be against the object and purpose for which the appointment on compassionate ground is provided. Setting aside the high court judgement, it said both the single judge as well as the division bench had committed an error in directing the appellants to reconsider her case for appointment on compassionate ground.

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Compassionate Appointment Cannot Be Given By Management Of Institute Where Deceased Was Employed, Must Be Placed Before DIOS: Allahabad HC
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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 days, 11 hours 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 …

Compassionate Appointment, Employer Must Explore Alternative Posts, If Not Eligible For Specific Post : Patna High Court
1 month 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
1 month, 1 week 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
1 month, 1 week ago

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

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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 …

Supreme Court Approves Dismissal Of Employees Given Compassionate Appointment On Forged Documents, Questions Railways' Lapse
4 months, 3 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
5 months, 1 week 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
5 months, 2 weeks 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
6 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
7 months, 2 weeks 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
7 months, 2 weeks 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 …

After Acceptance Of Compassionate Appointment On A Particular Post A Person Is Precluded From Claiming A Higher Post: MP High Court
11 months, 2 weeks 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 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 …

Bombay High Court Carves Exception Of Compassionate Appointment For Brother Looking After Deceased's Wife And Child
1 year, 11 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, 1 month 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, 1 month 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 …

Qualification Prevailing On The Date Of Applying For Compassionate Appointment Is To Be Considered : Supreme Court
2 years, 2 months ago

Qualification Prevailing On The Date Of Applying For Compassionate Appointment Is To Be Considered : Supreme Court

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The Supreme Court observed that the qualification prevailing on the date of applying for compassionate appointment is to be considered and not the date on which the application for compassionate appointment is considered.In this case, the Central Administrative Tribunal directed the Delhi Jal Board to consider the candidature of an applicant for the post of Lower Division Clerk. The Supreme …

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

Married Daughter Can't Be Said To Be Dependant On Mother For Compassionate Appointment: Supreme Court
2 years, 2 months ago

Married Daughter Can't Be Said To Be Dependant On Mother For Compassionate Appointment: Supreme Court

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The Supreme Court recently held that the married daughter cannot be said to be dependent on her deceased mother and therefore, is not eligible for compassionate appointment. Even otherwise, the Court said that the respondent won't be entitled to appointment on compassionate ground that a number of years had passed from the death of the deceased employee. The Court made …

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, 2 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

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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 …

Compassionate Appointment Cannot Be Granted Where Bereaved Family Does Not Face "Indigent Circumstances": Rajasthan High Court
2 years, 4 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, 4 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, 4 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 …

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

Compassionate Appointment Not A Bonanza, Can't Be Claimed As A Matter Of Right: Allahabad High Court
2 years, 8 months ago

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

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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
2 years, 9 months ago

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

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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
2 years, 10 months ago

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

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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 …

Compassionate Appointment : Whether Qualification Acquired After Date Of Application Is To Be Considered? Supreme Court To Examine
2 years, 11 months ago

Compassionate Appointment : Whether Qualification Acquired After Date Of Application Is To Be Considered? Supreme Court To Examine

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The Supreme Court recently agreed to consider whether qualification which has been obtained after the date of application is required to be considered for appointment on compassionate grounds.The bench of Justices MR Shah and BV Nagarathna issued notice in the SLP assailing Delhi High Court's order preferred by Delhi Jal Board returnable on February 2, 2022. The bench of Justices …

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 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

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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 ago

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

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"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 …

Dependent Cannot Seek Compassionate Appointment On Higher Post Than Held By Deceased Employee: Supreme Court
3 years, 2 months ago

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

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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 …

Compassionate Appointment: 'Divorced' Daughter Cannot Be Treated At Par With 'Widowed' Or 'Unmarried' Daughter: Supreme Court
3 years, 3 months ago

Compassionate Appointment: 'Divorced' Daughter Cannot Be Treated At Par With 'Widowed' Or 'Unmarried' Daughter: Supreme Court

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The Supreme Court set aside a Karnataka High Court judgment that held that a divorced daughter would fall in the same class of an unmarried or widowed daughter for the purpose of Karnataka Civil Services Rules, 1996.The bench of Justices MR Shah and Aniruddha Bose reiterated that norms prevailing on the date of consideration of. In appeal, the court summarized …

Compassionate Appointment - Policy Prevailing At The Time When Employee Died/Application Was Made Is Only To Be Considered : Supreme Court
3 years, 3 months ago

Compassionate Appointment - Policy Prevailing At The Time When Employee Died/Application Was Made Is Only To Be Considered : Supreme Court

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The Supreme Court on September 6, 2021 while upholding Bombay High Court's order of rejecting compassionate appointment, observed that it can be made only as per the Government's policy, and only in case where eligibility criteria under the Scheme has been satisfied. Case Before Bombay High Court Petitioner's father Mohammed Nasiruddin was working as an Assistant Teacher from June 1, …

Receipt Of Financial Benefits Due To Employee's Death Not A Bar To Seek Compassionate Appointment For Dependents : Karnataka High Court
3 years, 6 months ago

Receipt Of Financial Benefits Due To Employee's Death Not A Bar To Seek Compassionate Appointment For Dependents : Karnataka High Court

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The Karnataka High Court has held that the policy for providing compassionate appointments does not disentitle a dependant from seeking for a compassionate appointment merely because the family is recipient of certain financial benefits, due to the death of the employee. ".the receipt of any terminal benefits cannot and should not be the yardstick to disentitle a dependent member of …

Compassionate Employment Cannot Be Granted After A Lapse Of Reasonable Period: Supreme Court
3 years, 8 months ago

Compassionate Employment Cannot Be Granted After A Lapse Of Reasonable Period: Supreme Court

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The Supreme Court observed that compassionate employment cannot be granted after a lapse of reasonable period.Consideration of such employment is not a vested right which can be exercised at any time in the future, the bench comprising Justices L. Nageswara Rao and S. Ravindra Bhat observed.In this case, the wife of an employee who was missing since 2002 requested the …

Husband's Appointment On Compassionate Ground Won't Take Away His Fundamental Right Of Remarriage: Allahabad High Court
4 years ago

Husband's Appointment On Compassionate Ground Won't Take Away His Fundamental Right Of Remarriage: Allahabad High Court

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The Allahabad High Court last month ruled that the petitioner employed on compassionate basis on the death of his wife, won't be precluded from re-marrying. The Bench of Justice Pankaj Mithal ruled, "Merely because petitioner has been appointed on compassionate basis, he cannot be forced to sacrifice his/her fundamental right of remarriage, after the death of the earlier spouse." The …

Excluding Married Daughter From Seeking Benefit Of Compassionate Appointment Is Unconstitutional: Karnataka High Court
4 years ago

Excluding Married Daughter From Seeking Benefit Of Compassionate Appointment Is Unconstitutional: Karnataka High Court

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The Karnataka High Court held that excluding a married daughter from consideration for appointment on compassionate ground is unconstitutional.If the marital status of a son does not make any difference in law to his entitlement for seeking appointment on compassionate grounds, the marital status of a daughter should make no difference, as the married daughter does not cease to be …

'State Cannot Act In A Misogynistic Way': Himachal Pradesh High Court Reads Down Policy Excluding Married Daughters From Compassionate Appointment
4 years, 1 month ago

'State Cannot Act In A Misogynistic Way': Himachal Pradesh High Court Reads Down Policy Excluding Married Daughters From Compassionate Appointment

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"The State cannot act in a misogynistic way," the Himachal Pradesh High Court remarked on Wednesday while allowing a married daughter's plea seeking compassionate appointment in her deceased father's place. Stating that such policy of the Government is against the spirit of Article 15 of the Constitution of India, the Bench held, "The object of compassionate employment is not only …

No Inherent Right To Compassionate Appointment, Reiterates SC [Read Judgment]
4 years, 2 months ago

No Inherent Right To Compassionate Appointment, Reiterates SC [Read Judgment]

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There cannot be any inherent right to compassionate appointment, the Supreme Court has reiterated in a judgment delivered on Tuesday.A Three Judge bench headed by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul observed that the compassionate appointments has to be in terms of the applicable policy as existing on the date of demise, unless a subsequent policy is made applicable retrospectively.The court allowed. …

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