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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI
Suresh Kumar Kait, Saurabh Banerjee, JJ.
Prahalad Singh - Appellant
Versus
Union of India - Respondent
W.P.(C) 12656 of 2022
Decided On : 02-09-2022
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| 1. petitioner seeks compassionate appointment. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. court directs decision on representation. (Para 3) |
| 3. petition disposed, liberty to challenge. (Para 4 , 5) |
1. By way of the present petition, petitioner seeks direction to the respondents to either grant compassionate appointment in Group D to son of the petitioner in place of petitioner or re-deploy the petitioner to any suitable place in the Railways.
2. For the aforesaid relief, petitioner has made representation dated 09.11.2020 which is annexed as Annexure P-6 of the present petition, however, till date, respondents have not decided the same.
3. Accordingly, we hereby dispose of the present petition directing the respondents to take decision on the representation dated 09.11.2020 made by the petitioner in view of the para 4 of the policy dated 14.06.2006 which is annexed as Annexure P-5 of the present petition within six weeks.
4. Needless to state that if the petitioner is still aggrieved, liberty is granted to challenge the same before the appropriate forum.
5. In view of above, petition is disposed of.
Compassionate appointments must be decided timely by the relevant authorities in accordance with established policy.
The court mandates timely decision-making on compassionate allowance requests, establishing an expectation for administrative responsiveness.
Compassionate appointments must be processed timely to alleviate financial hardship, and undue delays compromise the immediacy of need, as reaffirmed by circulars from the Railway Authorities.
Court directs consideration of compassionate appointment representation within two months without merits examination.
The Court established that administrative decisions regarding appointments must be clear and reasoned, ensuring transparency and accountability.
Timely adjudication of representation seeking refixation of seniority.
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