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 the only persons eligible for compassionate appointment, not the dependent brother. “Nevertheless, in consideration of the peculiar facts of the case… in such exceptional and special circumstances though we have concurred with the reasons given by the Education Officer while declining the approval, in the interest of justice, we direct the Education Officer to grant the approval to the Petitioner’s appointment, as a special case.” The exceptional circumstance in the present case was that the deceased’s wife had given her no objection to her brother-in-law’s appointment. Lastly, the bench noted that “since Petitioner is looking after family of the deceased since 2013, we think, it would not be appropriate to discontinue the Petitioner’s services in the above facts and circumstances.” Facts of the Case The petitioner Vinod Budhbaware challenged the Education Officer, Zilla Parishad, Wardha’s order dated 20th July, 2022 refusing him approval on compassionate grounds based on the government resolutions.

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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, 4 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 Employment Claims Must Be Considered Promptly, Bureaucratic Process Of Pushing Files Is Unacceptable: Calcutta High Court
2 weeks, 4 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 …

Compassionate Appointment Can't Be Granted To Posts Under Urban Local Bodies In Absence Of Specific Policy: Calcutta HC
1 month, 3 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 …

Cannot Discriminate Against Children Born Out Of Void Marriages While Providing Compassionate Employment: Calcutta High Court
3 months ago

Cannot Discriminate Against Children Born Out Of Void Marriages While Providing Compassionate Employment: Calcutta High Court

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The Calcutta High Court has held that in cases for providing compassionate employment, it is 'reprehensible' to consider the source of inception of a child's birth and discriminate against those who may have been born from a void marriage.Justice Ananya Bandopadhyay held: "The objective to grant compassionate appointment to redress financial constraints occasioned in a family in the event of. …

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 …

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

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 …

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

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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 …

Married sister also eligible for compassionate employment, rules HC
1 year, 7 months ago

Married sister also eligible for compassionate employment, rules HC

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Wednesday ruled that a married sister of a deceased employee is also eligible for compassionate appointments, holding that denial of compassionate appointment to a sister because she was not dependent on the deceased employee would amount to gender discrimination. But, officials of Singareni Collieries refused to give a compassionate appointment to his married sister, …

Adopted Child Entitled To Seek Compassionate Appointment: Karnataka High Court
2 years, 3 months ago

Adopted Child Entitled To Seek Compassionate Appointment: Karnataka High Court

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The Karnataka High Court has made it clear that an adopted child can seek compassionate appointment following the death of his/her adoptive parent who took care of the family. A writ petition challenging this order was dismissed by a single bench of the High Court on the ground that the Karnataka Civil Service Rules, 1996 do not provide for an …

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

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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 …

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

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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 …

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 …

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. …

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

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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

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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 …

Illegitimate Child Also Entitled To Compassionate Appointment: Chhattisgarh High Court
3 years ago

Illegitimate Child Also Entitled To Compassionate Appointment: Chhattisgarh High Court

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The Chhattisgarh High Court held that even the illegitimate son/daughter is also entitled to a compassionate appointment. The present petitioner had earlier filed a writ petition before this Court where the Court had directed The Managing Director, Chhattisgarh State Warehousing Corporation, to decide the petitioner's claim for compassionate appointment. On the question of who would be entitled to the appointment …

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

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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
3 years 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
3 years, 2 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 …

Compassionate Appointment - Policy Prevailing At The Time When Employee Died/Application Was Made Is Only To Be Considered : Supreme Court
3 years, 6 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, …

Husband's Appointment On Compassionate Ground Won't Take Away His Fundamental Right Of Remarriage: Allahabad High Court
4 years, 2 months 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, 3 months 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, 4 months 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 …

Sympathy Alone Cannot Give Remedy: SC 'Reluctantly' Sets Aside A HC Order On Compassionate Appointment Plea [Read Judgment]
5 years, 2 months ago

Sympathy Alone Cannot Give Remedy: SC 'Reluctantly' Sets Aside A HC Order On Compassionate Appointment Plea [Read Judgment]

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Sympathy alone cannot give remedy, remarked the Supreme Court while 'reluctantly' setting aside a High Court order which directed a bank to consider an application seeking compassionate appointment filed by the son of its deceased employee.Jagdish Raj worked as Clerk-cum-Shroff in the Indian Bank, where he continued to work till his demise. Sympathy alone cannot give remedy, remarked the Supreme …

Child Born Out Of Second Marriage Is Entitled To Get Compassionate Appointment : Karnataka HC [Read Judgment]
5 years, 10 months ago

Child Born Out Of Second Marriage Is Entitled To Get Compassionate Appointment : Karnataka HC [Read Judgment]

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The Karnataka High Court has quashed an order of the Bengaluru Development Authority whereby appointment on compassionate ground was rejected on account of the applicant being born out of the second marriage of its deceased employee. The Authority's order was based on a 2013 decision of the division bench of the High Court which had held that a child born …

Can't Deny Compassionate Employment To Child From Second Marriage Under Hindu Marriage Act: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]
6 years ago

Can't Deny Compassionate Employment To Child From Second Marriage Under Hindu Marriage Act: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

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Granting relief to a deceased railway employee's son, the Bombay High Court has held that compassionate employment cannot be denied to him just because he was born out of the employee's second marriage.A division bench of Justice AS Oka and Justice SK Shinde followed the decision of the apex court in Union of India and Anr vs. VR Tripathi and …

Appointment On Compassionate Grounds Is Not A Vested Right That Can Be Exercised At Any Time: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]
7 years ago

Appointment On Compassionate Grounds Is Not A Vested Right That Can Be Exercised At Any Time: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

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Appointment on compassionate grounds is not a "vested right" which can be exercised despite a long period of time having passed since the employee's death, the Delhi High Court has held.Upholding an order denying appointment on compassionate grounds to the son of a deceased Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited employee, Justice Pratibha Rani observed, "After 13 years of the demise of …

Marriage Not A Ground To Deny Compassionate Appointment To Employee’s Daughter: Madras HC [Read Judgment]
7 years, 11 months ago

Marriage Not A Ground To Deny Compassionate Appointment To Employee’s Daughter: Madras HC [Read Judgment]

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The Madurai bench of Madras High Court, in Joint Registrar/ Managing Director, Virudhunagar District Central Co-operative Bank Ltd vs P Asothai, has held that denying employment to the daughter of the deceased on the ground of marriage is violation of Articles 14, 15 and 16 of the Constitution.A bench comprising Justice R Subbian and Justice J Nisha Banu was considering …

Children aged below 15 cannot claim Compassionate appointment after attaining majority: Madras HC [Read Judgment]
8 years, 10 months ago

Children aged below 15 cannot claim Compassionate appointment after attaining majority: Madras HC [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

Under the scheme, the department is not obligated to keep any post vacant, till the applicant attains majority or to consider his candidature on attaining majority, the Bench said.The Madras High Court, observing that compassionate appointment is not a right, but only a concession, has held that children below the age of fifteen on the day of death in harness …

Exclusion of widowed Daughter in Laws in compassionate appointment schemes constitutionally impermissible : Chhattisgarh HC
9 years, 1 month ago

Exclusion of widowed Daughter in Laws in compassionate appointment schemes constitutionally impermissible : Chhattisgarh HC

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High Court of Chhattisgarh has held that the exclusion of widowed daughter-in-law in compassionate appointment policy is constitutionally impermissible and to that extent void. Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal made this observation in Duliya Bai Yadav vs. State of Chhattisgarh.The High Court, in a petition filed by a widowed daughter in law of a deceased employee challenging the order rejecting. The …

Policy prohibiting ‘married’ daughters from seeking Compassionate Appointment benefit is Unconstitutional : Chhattisgarh HC [Read Judgment]
9 years, 3 months ago

Policy prohibiting ‘married’ daughters from seeking Compassionate Appointment benefit is Unconstitutional : Chhattisgarh HC [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

Last week, Allahabad High Court had directed the Govt. to include a divorced daughter within the definition of family, for the purpose of compassionate appointments in the event of death of a government employee while on duty.The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that the policy of the State Government barring and prohibiting the consideration of the married daughter from seeking. …

Married daughter of a deceased Government employee can be appointed on compassionate grounds: Madras High Court
10 years, 4 months ago

Married daughter of a deceased Government employee can be appointed on compassionate grounds: Madras High Court

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Justice D. Hariparanthaman of the Madras High Court has ruled that a married daughter of a deceased government employee is eligible for appointment under compassionate grounds.The Court ruled, "There cannot be any discrimination between a married son and a married daughter. Justice D. Hariparanthaman of the Madras High Court has ruled that a married daughter of a deceased government employee …

Married daughter of a deceased Government employee can be appointed on compassionate grounds: Madras High Court
10 years, 4 months ago

Married daughter of a deceased Government employee can be appointed on compassionate grounds: Madras High Court

Live Law  

Justice D. Hariparanthaman of the Madras High Court has ruled that a married daughter of a deceased government employee is eligible for appointment under compassionate grounds.The Court ruled, "There cannot be any discrimination between a married son and a married daughter. Justice D. Hariparanthaman of the Madras High Court has ruled that a married daughter of a deceased government employee …

‘Provide appointment on compassionate grounds’
11 years, 7 months ago

‘Provide appointment on compassionate grounds’

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court Bench here has directed the Commissioner of Dindigul Municipality to provide appointment on compassionate grounds to the son of a municipality scavenger, who had failed to report to work since 1987. The petitioner, P. Venkatesan, filed the petition seeking compassionate appointment to his father Palani’s job as scavenger. Mrs. Mariyayee submitted a representation to the Commissioner …

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