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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
ANANDA SEN
Rubi Devi, W/o. Late Anil Kumar – Appellant
Versus
Steel Authority of India, through its Managing Director – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
ANANDA SEN, J.
1. Heard the parties.
2. The petitioner is seeking compassionate appointment on the ground of death of her husband who died in harness while working in Bokaro Steel Plant on 29.02.2008.
3. The petitioner is the widow of Anil Kumar who was working in Bokaro Steel Plant, Steel Authority of India Limited, Bokaro Steel City.
4. He died in harness on 29.02.2008, now the petitioner has approached this Court for the first time seeking compassionate appointment.
5. The purpose of giving compassionate appointment is to save the family of the bread winner from immediate financial crises which is caused due to sudden death of the employee. The Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of “Canara Bank Vs. Ajith Kumar G.K.”, reported in 2025 SCC Online SC 290 at paragraph No.11 of its judgment carved out the settled principles for grant of compassionate appointment which is here under:-
“11. Decisions of this Court on the contours of appointment on compassionate ground are legion and it would be apt for us to consider certain well-settled principles, which have crystallized through precedents into a rule of law. They are (not in sequential but contextual order):
a) Appointment on comp
Compassionate appointment is a concession, not a legal right, and requires compliance with specific provisions while emphasizing immediate application to demonstrate need.
Compassionate appointment is an exception, not a right, intended for immediate relief to families in financial crisis following the death of a breadwinner, and delays in application undermine this pu....
Compassionate appointment is a concession and not a right, and should be strictly implemented in accordance with the prevailing rules and parameters.
The main legal point established in the judgment is that the application for compassionate appointment should be reasonable and proximate to the time of the death of the bread earner, and the process....
Compassionate appointments are an exception to the general recruitment rules and contingent upon strict adherence to governing schemes; eligibility requires eligibility criteria to be met, such as mi....
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