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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
PIYUSH AGRAWAL
Kuldeep Kumar – Appellant
Versus
State Of U.P. – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
PIYUSH AGRAWAL, J.
1. Heard Sri Ayush Mishra holding brief of Sri S.K Mishra, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Dilip Kumar Kesarwani, learned counsel for the state.
2. The present writ petition has been filed by the petitioner challenging the order dated 27.04.2010 passed by Chief General Manager (Administration)/respondent no. 2 and further for a mandamus directing the respondent no. 2 to decide the reminder dated 07.05.2010 of the petitioner and provide appointment to the petitioner on compassionate ground.
3. The facts as stated in the petition are that the petitioner's father, Late. Sri Naresh Chand, was appointed as driver in Bhaishali Depo of Meerut Region, Meerut of the corporation and died on 29.04.1997. At the time of death of the father, the petitioner was minor hence, the widow Smt. Chandra Devi (mother of the petitioner) filed a representation dated 25.07.1997 with the prayer to give appointment after the petitioner attained the age of maturity. The petitioner submitted a representation along with all required documents on 16.12.2004 but the respondents could not consider the claim of the petitioner. Therefore, the petitioner filed Writ Petition A. No.
Delay in pursuing a claim for compassionate appointment disqualifies entitlement to relief, as significant delays suggest the absence of immediate financial need.
Compassionate appointment claims must be filed within stipulated timelines; delay undermines the purpose of relief intended for immediate financial distress and is not a vested right.
Compassionate appointments are not inherent rights, necessitating prompt application to address immediate family financial distress after the death of an employee.
Compassionate appointments cannot be claimed after unreasonable delays, as the purpose of such appointments is to aid families in acute financial distress immediately following the loss of the breadw....
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