HE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
MICHAEL ZOTHANKHUMA
Abdul Kadir Bokshi, Son Of Late Abdul Noor Bokshi – Appellant
Versus
State Of Assam Represented By Principal Secretary To The Government Of Assam, School Education Department – Respondent
ORDER :
MICHAEL ZOTHANKHUMA, J.
Heard Mr. F. A. Laskar, learned counsel for the petitioners in WP(C) Nos. 342/2025, 338/2025, 343/2025, 457/2025 & 690/2025, Mr. K. Mira, learned counsel for the petitioners in WP(C) Nos. 2261/2023 & 6198/2024, Mr. F. U. Barbhuiya, learned counsel for the petitioners in WP(C) No. 7604/2023, Mr. M. K. Choudhury, learned senior counsel for the petitioners in WP(C) Nos. 5067/2024, 629/2025, 657/2025, 658/2025, 1077/2025, 1419/2025 & 1420/2025, Mr. N. Hossain, learned counsel for the petitioners in WP(C) Nos.5079/2024, 962/2025, 1033/2025 & 6404/2024, Ms. S. B. Choudhury, learned counsel for the petitioners in WP(C) Nos. 5560/2024, 5616/2024, 6244/2024 & 6302/2024, Mr. I. Alam, learned counsel for the petitioners in WP(C) Nos. 5701/2024 & 776/2025, Mr. A. M. Barbhuiya, learned counsel for the petitioners in WP(C) Nos. 5795/2024, 6162/2024, 446/2025, 483/2025, 923/2025 & 1721/2025, Mr. K. A. Mazumdar, learned counsel for the petitioners in WP(C) No. 5867/2024, Mr. N. Kalita, learned counsel for the petitioners in WP(C) Nos. 5948/2024, 6414/2024, 6420/2024, 6426/2024 & 1126/2025, Mr. P. K. Munir, learned counsel for the petitioners in WP(C) Nos. 6149/2024 &
Compassionate appointment is not a right and must be pursued immediately; delays undermine eligibility, extinguishing claims for relief.
Compassionate appointment is not a vested right and cannot be claimed after significant delays, as it undermines the urgency intended by the provisions for financial distress relief.
Compassionate appointments are intended for immediate relief, and claims made after significant delays cannot be entertained as the necessary urgency is lost.
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