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SINDHU SHARMA
Sunny Khajuria – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
1. The petitioner has assailed the order dated 14.8.2017 passed by the respondents in compliance to an order dated 17.04.2017 passed by this court in SWP No.2656 of 2015 vide which the respondents have not granted compassionate appointment to the petitioner due to his lesser relative merit position.
2. Briefly stated facts which arise in this petition are that, the father of the petitioner late Sh. Som Dutt was working as L/Hand(NT) (HAV) with the respondent-department, died in harness on 03.12.1996. At the time of his death, he was survived by his widow, two sons and a daughter. The mother of the petitioner Smt. Nirmala Devi immediately thereafter approached the respondents for seeking appointment on compassionate grounds. The respondents, denied the same to the petitioner's mother vide their communication dated 4th July,2000 on the ground, that since GREF is an integral part of armed forces, as such, there is no such provision for employing the woman in the said department. The respondents, however, informed her that as and when her elder son attains the age of majority, they would again consider his case for appointment on compassionate ground.
3. The petitioner being th
Compassionate appointment cannot be claimed as a matter of right and is subject to strict scrutiny of various parameters, including the financial position of the family, as per prevailing government ....
Compassionate appointment is not a right but a concession for immediate financial distress following a government employee's death, and cannot be claimed after significant delay.
Compassionate appointment is granted to meet the sudden crisis on account of the death of the breadwinner while in service, and it is not a vested right that can be exercised at any time in the futur....
Compassionate appointment not a vested right; rejected due to delay, substantial terminal benefits exceeding limits, and family self-sufficiency.
The main legal point established in the judgment is that compassionate appointment should be sought with immediacy to mitigate the hardship caused due to the death of the bread earner in the family, ....
Compassionate appointment is an exception to the general rule and is meant to provide immediate help to the family of the deceased breadwinner. Appointment on compassionate ground is a concession and....
Compassionate appointment not claimable after long delay without proven immediate financial crisis.
Compassionate appointment is intended to enable the family of the deceased employee to tide over the sudden crisis resulting from the death of the bread earner. The general rule for appointment shoul....
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