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AJAY RASTOGI, ABHAY S OKA
Chief General Manager, Telecommunication, BSNL – Appellant
Versus
Vidya Prasad – Respondent
ORDER :
1. Leave granted.
2. The present appeal is directed against the judgment and order dated 13.12.2017 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad granting compensation to the respondent of Rs.10 lakhs in lieu of compassionate appointment which was arbitrarily denied to him by the Officers of the appellants.
3. The brief facts of the case relevant for the purpose are that the father of the sole respondent while working as a Telephone Mechanic died while in service on 07.02.2003. The respondent submitted his application seeking compassionate appointment on 15.10.2004 and formalities were completed by him as demanded by the Department on 03.07.2005. The Scheme which was applicable at the time of death of his father and also the date on which he submitted his application for compassionate appointment with all formalities being complied with was of year 1998 in vogue for seeking compassionate appointment.
4. It is not disputed by the appellants that in terms of the Scheme of 1998, the respondent was eligible in seeking compassionate appointment. The new Scheme (weightage point system Scheme) in supersession of the 1998 Scheme was introduced by the appellants on 27.06.2007 and
Compassionate appointments must be pursued promptly; delays diminish the claim's validity and urgency.
Compassionate appointments are not vested rights and must be considered promptly to address immediate financial crises; delays diminish the urgency of such claims.
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....
Compassionate appointment is meant to provide immediate sustenance to the family in distress and cannot be claimed or offered after a significant lapse of time and after the crisis is over.
Compassionate employment cannot be granted after a lapse of a reasonable period, and the purpose of compassionate appointment is to enable the family to tide over the sudden crisis which arises due t....
Appointment on compassionate ground is not a matter of any vested right and is not a source of recruitment. Prolonged delay dilutes the sense of immediacy in granting compassionate appointment.
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