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SANJAY KAROL, N. KOTISWAR SINGH
Managing Director, M. P. State Agricultural Marketing Board – Appellant
Versus
Harpal Singh – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. compassionate appointment eligibility criteria (Para 2 , 4 , 5 , 9) |
| 2. humanitarian principles in compassionate appointments (Para 10 , 11 , 12) |
| 3. reasoning for considering lower posts (Para 13 , 15 , 16) |
| 4. arguments against the respondent's claims (Para 14 , 19) |
| 5. final decision on appeal and directive (Para 20 , 21 , 22) |
ORDER :
2. The present Civil Appeal has been preferred by the Managing Director, M.P. State Agricultural Marketing Board and Others (hereinafter referred to as “the appellants”) being aggrieved by the judgment and order dated 7th April 2025 passed by the High Court of Madhya Pradesh at Gwalior in Writ Appeal No. 894 of 2025.
4. A reference to the facts in brief will facilitate appreciating the issue involved. The issue pertains to the claim of the Respondent no. 1 for appointment on compassionate ground. The Respondent no. 1 is the son of Late Shri Ramjilal Kushwah, who died in harness on 28th February 2019, while serving as a Peon in the Krishi Upaj Mandi Samiti, Alampur, District Bhind, Madhya Pradesh.
6. However, it merits emphasis that as per Clause 6.5 of the above-mentioned Government Memorandum dated 29th September 2014, an appointment to the
(1) Compassionate appointment – Policy of compassionate appointment is not a concession, largesse or mercy shown to hapless dependents of a deceased employee, but a structured response of State to en....
Compassionate ground is a concession and not a right – Whole object of granting compassionate employment is to enable family to tide over sudden crisis – Object is not to give such family a post much....
Compassionate appointment is not a right but a concession for immediate financial distress following a government employee's death, and cannot be claimed after significant delay.
Point of Law : As more than 30 years have passed since the father of the petitioner/appellant had expired, neither there is any useful purpose to issue any positive direction, nor the facts of the ca....
The main legal point established in the judgment is that the application for compassionate appointment should be reasonable and proximate to the time of the death of the bread earner, and the process....
Compassionate appointment is a concession and should be restricted to genuinely deserving families, with strict scrutiny of various parameters.
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