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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ALLAHABAD
Hon'ble Ajay Bhanot,J.
Rauhl Kumar – Appellant
Versus
Union Of India – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Ajay Bhanot, J.
1. Heard Shri Abnish Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner, Shri Ajay Kumar Gautam, learned counsel for the Union of India and Shri Ashok Kumar Lal, learned counsel for the respondent Bank of Baroda.
2. The admitted facts of the case are these. The father of the petitioner was an employee in the respondent Bank. He died on 27.04.2023. The last drawn gross salary of the deceased was 1,17,479/-.
3. By the impugned order dated 31.08.2024 the claim of the petitioner for grant of appointment on compassionate grounds has been declined on the following footing:
"The income of the family is more than the stipulation i.e. 60% of the last drawn gross salary of the deceased."
4. Heard learned counsel for the parties.
5. Appointments to public posts, government services and to various instrumentalities of the State within the meaning of Article 12 of the Constitution of India are governed and regulated by comprehensive provisions contained in the Constitution. The constitutional scheme envisages an open recruitment and a transparent procedure which enables maximum participation from all the eligible segments of the citizenry at large. The final appointments are made aft
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Compassionate appointments are exceptions to general recruitment rules, aimed at providing immediate relief to families facing financial hardship due to the death of the sole breadwinner, subject to ....
Compassionate appointments are exceptions to general recruitment norms, governed by strict eligibility criteria focused on immediate financial hardship following a breadwinner's death.
Compassionate appointment is a concession, not a legal right, and requires compliance with specific provisions while emphasizing immediate application to demonstrate need.
Compassionate appointments must be made promptly following a breadwinner's death; delayed applications undermine their purpose.
Compassionate appointment is a concession and should be restricted to genuinely deserving families, with strict scrutiny of various parameters.
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