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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
KRISHNA S.DIXIT, SIBO SANKAR MISHRA
Union of India – Appellant
Versus
K. Manoj Patra – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. factual background of the case. (Para 2) |
| 2. court's observations on adoption law and decision. (Para 3) |
| 3. arguments regarding adoption validity and compassionate appointment. (Para 4 , 5) |
JUDGMENT :
KRISHNA S. DIXIT, J.
Central Government and South Eastern Railway are knocking at the doors of Writ Court for assailing the order dated 29.01.2025 made by the Central Administrative Tribunal at Cuttack (Annexure-1), whereby OA No. 260/00256 of 2022 filed by OPs has been favoured. The Tribunal has quashed the order dated 14.12.2021, by which the claim for compassionate appointment was negative, and further it has directed to consider the claim afresh, within an outer limit of sixty days.
II. The brief facts of the case are as under:
(a) One Mr. Late K. Sadhu Patra was working as Ex-Technician (C&W) in the Railway Department. He died in harness on 02.04.2008. OP No.2 being an adopted son had staked his claim for appointment on compassionate ground. The same having been turned down, vide order 14.12.2021, he along with his mother, who is OP No.1 herein, had approached the Tribunal through the subject OA, that was resisted by the Petitioners by filing the Statement of Objection
This judgment clarifies the legal validity of an adoption independent of registration and emphasizes eligibility for compassionate appointment based on adherence to established personal and railway p....
Adoption – Performance of prescribed rites is constitutive of adoption and subsequent execution and registration of Deed of Adoption is only evidentiary.
Registration of adoption deed not mandatory for compassionate appointment; satisfactory proof via Panchayati deed, records, and civil decree suffices if adoption valid pre-employee death.
Compassionate appointment limited to immediate financial distress post-employee death; 23-year delay disqualifies claim despite valid adoption.
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