$~28 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 11032/2017 SUMITRA DEVI .....Petitioner Through: Mr. R.K. Shukla, Advocate.

versus THE CHAIRMAN CUM M D ORIENTAL INS CO LTD AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. Rahul Ranjan Verma, Advocate for R-1 to 3.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV NARULA

O R D E R

% 20.01.2026

1. The Petitioner is the widow of Late Sh. Ashok Kumar, who was employed as Sub Staff with the Respondent-Company and died in harness on 1^st November, 2011. Claiming severe financial hardship, the Petitioner seeks compassionate appointment for her son Ashish Kumar, who attained majority thereafter.

2. The Petitioner relies upon the Respondents’ communication dated 12^th January, 2017, calling upon her to submit the request in the prescribed format. However, by a subsequent communication dated 22^nd March, 2017, the Respondents declined the request on the ground that compassionate appointment was not permissible for deaths occurring between 1^st June, 2002 and 31^st October, 2014, and that the relevant scheme applied prospectively from 1^st November, 2014.

3. Aggrieved thereby, the Petitioner contends that the Respondents ought to have exercised relaxation in her favour and