JUDGMENT

Subrata Talukdar, J. - The short question which arises in this appeal is as follows:

Whether the appellant is entitled to claim compassionate appointment with the Bangiya Gramin Vikash Bank ( for short the Bank) in terms of the Bank's Scheme for compassionate employment (for short the Scheme or the said Scheme).

The appellant, who was the writ petitioner before the Hon'ble Single Bench in WPa 3116 of 2021, applied for compassionate appointment with the Bank on 8th of april 2019. The father of the appellant had died in service on 28th of June 2017 while engaged as a Messenger in the Group-D category.

The Bank rejected the claim of the appellant by a communication dated 16th November 2019 citing the ground that the father of the appellant had died before the said Scheme came into force on the 6thof March 2019.

Mr. Ghoshal, Learned Counsel for the Bank, submits that the said Scheme could not be applied retrospectively. It is submitted that the said Scheme was adopted for application in respect of Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) by the parent National Bank for agricultural and Rural Development (for short NaBaRD) on 9th January 2019. The Bangiya Gramin Vikash Bank (supra) received a co