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2024 Supreme(All) 165

J. J. MUNIR
Vijay Kumar – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent


Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Petitioner: Jitendra Kumar.
For the Respondent: Yashwant Singh.

JUDGMENT :

J.J. MUNIR, J.

1. Heard Mr. Jitendra Kumar, learned Counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Yashwant Singh, learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent-Bank.

2. The petitioner, Vijay Kumar, is the son of a deceased employee of the Prathama U.P. Gramin Bank. His father died in harness. The petitioner’s claim for compassionate appointment has been rejected by the respondent-Bank by the orders impugned dated 30.06.2018 and 29.12.2022. He has, therefore, moved this Court, praying that the orders aforesaid be quashed and a mandamus issued to the respondent-Bank to consider his case for grant of compassionate appointment.

3. The facts giving rise to this petition are these:

    The Regional Rural Banks Act, 1976 (for short, ‘the Act of 1976’) was enacted to incorporate and regulate Regional Rural Banks in the country. This was done for the purpose of developing the rural economy, particularly, that relating to agriculture, trade etc. One of these Banks was the U.P. Gramin Bank established under the Act of 1976. The U.P. Gramin Bank was a Regional Rural Bank, and, subsequently, incorporated as the Sarva U.P. Gramin Bank, Meerut. Still later, the Prathama U.P. Gramin Bank came into

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