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PURNENDU SINGH
Pankaj Kumar Singh S/o Late Chandra Shekhar Singh – Appellant
Versus
State Of Bihar – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Heard Mr. Satya Prakash Bihari, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Gyan Prakash Ojha, learned GA-7 for the State.
2. The petitioner has filed the present writ petition seeking following relief(s) in paragraph no. 1 of the writ petition:
(ii) To any other relief/reliefs to which the petitioner may be found entitled."
3. Thereafter, certain development took place in between during the pendency of the writ petition and petitioner has filed Interlocutory Application No. 04 of 2024 for modification of the relief(s) as prayed for in paragraph no. 1 of the main writ petition:
The court emphasized the need for timely processing of compassionate appointments and ruled against arbitrary retrospective cancellations, recognizing the petitioner's entitlement to benefits for the....
A belated claim for service-related benefits is generally barred by delay and laches unless it arises from a continuing wrong, which was not established in this case.
Compassionate appointments cannot be cancelled based on non-disclosure of a parent's employment if the applicant was dependent on the deceased and no fraud was committed.
The main legal point established is that petitioners appointed on compassionate grounds are entitled to the regular scale of pay from their initial date of appointment based on relevant Government Re....
Compassionate appointment cannot be claimed as a matter of right but must be decided reasonably and without unnecessary delay to avoid discrimination and uphold fairness.
Cancellation of appointment after 19 years, without following proper disciplinary inquiry procedures, and based on a complaint, was unsustainable.
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