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A. S. GADKARI, S. G. MEHARE
Omkar – Appellant
Versus
State of Maharashtra – Respondent
JUDGMENT
S.G. Mehare, J. - Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. By consent of the parties heard finally.
2. The petitioner is seeking directions under Article 226 of the Constitution of India against the Education Officer (Secondary), Zilla Parishad, Nanded, respondent no. 3, to decide his application dated 10.01.2020 for his appointment on compassionate ground.
3. The facts giving rise to the present petition are as follows:
The father of the petitioner was an Assistant Teacher in the school run by respondent no. 4. He died on 07.07.2019. He has a brother, a sister and a mother. The family was dependent on the income of his father. However, due to the sudden demise of his father, they have lost their only source of income. He then applied for the compassionate appointment by application dated 09.08.2019 with respondent no. 4. Respondent no. 4 neither appointed him nor forwarded his application to respondent no. 3; therefore, he applied to respondent no. 3 on 10.01.2020, requesting him to appoint him in view of his application dated 07.07.2019. His request was not attended to by respondent no. 3; hence, he made representations on different dates but in vain. Therefore, he approached t
The legal position on compassionate appointment is well settled, and the court found no change in government policy, leading to a partial allowance of the petition to ensure the petitioner's name is ....
The court emphasized the consideration of financial criteria and qualifications for compassionate appointment in accordance with the relevant notification.
Compassionate appointment is an exception to the general rule and is provided to enable the family to tide over the sudden crisis caused by the death of the bread earner. The appointment can only be ....
Compassionate appointments must not be denied on minor technicalities if the applicant meets the eligibility criteria and the circumstances warrant relief, reflecting the intention of the policy to a....
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