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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
S. M. Subramaniam, N. Senthilkumar, JJ
Balaji – Appellant
Versus
Registrar General High Court of Madras – Respondent
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| 1. contextual background of the petitioner's claim for compassionate appointment upward revision. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. the principle that compassionate appointment is a specific concession and not an open-ended right. (Para 3 , 4 , 5) |
(Order of the Court was made by S.M.Subramaniam J.)
The order of rejection, rejecting the claim of the petitioner to appoint him in the post of Junior Assistant on compassionate ground is under challenge in the present writ proceedings.
2. Petitioner was appointed on compassionate ground as Junior Bailiff on 18.11.2015 and working as such for past about 11 years. He submitted an application on 22.05.2025 after a lapse of about 10 years from the date of compassionate appointment claiming that he should have been appointed as Junior Assistant on compassionate appointment, since he possess the qualification during the relevant point of time.
3. The claim made out by the petitioner seeking higher post on compassionate ground is untenable. Scheme of compassionate appointment is a concession and not a constitutional scheme of appointment. Scheme is to be implemented strictly in accordance with the terms and conditions. The very purpose of the scheme o
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