Compassionate Appointment Archives

Supreme Court Awards Compensation for BSNL’s Delay in Compassionate Appointment: BSNL vs. Vidya Prasad (2021)

September 28, 2021 / Abhay S. Oka, Ajay Rastogi, Compassionate Appointment, Delay in Appointment, Judges, Service Law

BSNL’s Delay in Compassionate Appointment: Supreme Court Awards Compensation LEGAL ISSUE: Whether delay in considering an application for compassionate appointment warrants compensation. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: The Chief General Manager, Telecommunication, BSNL & Ors. vs. Vidya Prasad [Judgment Date]: 28 September 2021 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 28 September 2021 Citation: Civil Appeal […]

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Compassionate Appointment Not a Vested Right: Supreme Court on Delay in Civil Death Cases

April 9, 2021 / Civil Death, Compassionate Appointment, Delay in Application, Judges, L. Nageswara Rao, National Coal Wage Agreement, S. Ravindra Bhat, Service Law

Compassionate Appointment Not a Vested Right: Supreme Court on Delay in Civil Death Cases LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a delay in seeking compassionate appointment after a declaration of civil death disqualifies a dependent from such appointment. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Central Coalfields Limited vs. Smt. Parden Oraon [Judgment Date]: April 9, 2021 Date of

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Supreme Court clarifies compassionate appointment for work-charged employees’ dependents: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. Amit Shrivas (29 September 2020)

September 29, 2020 / Aniruddha Bose, Compassionate Appointment, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 142, Fundamental Rights, Judges, Krishna Murari, Regular Employees, Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Service Law, Work-Charged Employees

Compassionate Appointment: Supreme Court clarifies rights of work-charged employees’ dependents (29 September 2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether dependents of work-charged employees are entitled to compassionate appointment. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors. vs. Amit Shrivas Judgment Date: 29 September 2020 Date of the Judgment: 29 September 2020 Citation: (2020) INSC

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Supreme Court clarifies compassionate appointment policy for deceased employees: Munish Kumar vs. State of Himachal Pradesh (2020)

May 19, 2020 / Ajay Rastogi, CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972, Compassionate Appointment, D.Y. Chandrachud, Hemant Gupta, Judges, Rule 38, CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972, Service Law, Service Law with Policy of 18 January 1990

Compassionate Appointment: Supreme Court clarifies policy for deceased employees | Munish Kumar vs. State of Himachal Pradesh (2020) Date of the Judgment: May 19, 2020 Citation: Civil Appeal No 2426 of 2020 (Arising out of SLP (C) No 3502 of 2019) Judges: Dr. Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, Justice Hemant Gupta, and Justice Ajay Rastogi Can an

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Supreme Court clarifies rules for compassionate appointment: N.C. Santhosh vs. State of Karnataka (4 March 2020)

March 4, 2020 / A.S. Bopanna, Compassionate Appointment, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 14, Constitutional Law with Article 16, Hrishikesh Roy, Judges, Karnataka Civil Services (Appointment on Compassionate Grounds) Rules, 1996, R. Banumathi, Service Law, Service Law with Rule 5

Supreme Court Clarifies Compassionate Appointment Rules: N.C. Santhosh vs. State of Karnataka (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the norms applicable for compassionate appointment are those existing on the date of death of the government employee or on the date of consideration of the application. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: N.C. Santhosh vs. State of Karnataka

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Supreme Court Denies Compassionate Appointment Based on Gratuity Claim: Indian Bank vs. Promila (2020) INSC 12

January 8, 2020 / Compassionate Appointment, Judges, K.M. Joseph, Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Service Law, Service Law with Gratuity

Supreme Court Denies Compassionate Appointment: Indian Bank vs. Promila (2020) INSC 12 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a dependent of a deceased bank employee is entitled to compassionate appointment when the family has already received full gratuity benefits. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Indian Bank & Ors. vs. Promila & Anr. Judgment Date: 8 January 2020

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Supreme Court clarifies compassionate appointment rules for Nagar Shikshaks in Bihar: State of Bihar vs. Dilip Kumar (2019)

July 18, 2019 / Compassionate Appointment, Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Indira Banerjee, Judges, Nagar Shikshak, Service Law, Service Law with 2006 Rules

Supreme Court clarifies compassionate appointment rules for Nagar Shikshaks in Bihar: State of Bihar vs. Dilip Kumar (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether compassionate appointments of Nagar Shikshaks in Bihar should be made under the 2006 Rules or under previous government instructions. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: State of Bihar and Ors vs. Dilip Kumar and

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Supreme Court clarifies compassionate appointment policy: Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd. vs. Nirval Singh (2019)

May 6, 2019 / Compassionate Appointment, Indira Banerjee, Judges, Policy, Recruitment, Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Service Law

Supreme Court clarifies compassionate appointment policy: Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd. vs. Nirval Singh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a person is entitled to compassionate appointment under a policy that was in force at the time of death of the employee or the new policy which came into force after the death of the employee. CASE

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Supreme Court Sets Aside Compassionate Appointment Order Due to Delay: Govt. of India vs. P. Venkatesh (2019)

March 1, 2019 / Compassionate Appointment, Delay in Claim, Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Hemant Gupta, Judges, Service Law, Service Law with DOP&T OM No.14014/3/2011

Supreme Court Sets Aside Compassionate Appointment Order Due to Delay: Govt. of India vs. P. Venkatesh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a compassionate appointment can be granted after a significant delay following the death of a government employee. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: The Govt. of India & Anr. vs. P. Venkatesh Judgment Date: 1

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Supreme Court refers conflict on compassionate appointment to larger bench: State Bank of India vs. Sheo Shankar Tewari (2019)

February 8, 2019 / Compassionate Appointment, Compassionate Appointment Scheme, Ex-gratia Payment, Ex-Gratia Payment Scheme, Indu Malhotra, Judges, Scheme Applicability, Service Law, State Bank of India, Uday Umesh Lalit

Compassionate Appointment vs. Ex-Gratia Payment: Supreme Court Refers Conflict to Larger Bench Date of the Judgment: February 8, 2019 Judges: Uday Umesh Lalit, J. and Indu Malhotra, J. Can a bank deny compassionate appointment to a dependent of a deceased employee if a new scheme providing ex-gratia payment comes into effect after the employee’s death

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Supreme Court upholds State Policy on compassionate appointment: State of Himachal Pradesh vs. Parkash Chand (2019)

January 17, 2019 / Compassionate Appointment, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 226, Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud, Hemant Gupta, Judges, Service Law

Supreme Court Upholds State Policy on Compassionate Appointment: State of Himachal Pradesh vs. Parkash Chand (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a dependent of a deceased government employee is entitled to compassionate appointment if another family member is already employed by the State, even if they live separately. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: State of Himachal

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Supreme Court clarifies the scope of compassionate appointment: State of Himachal Pradesh vs. Shashi Kumar (2019)

January 16, 2019 / Compassionate Appointment, Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Family Pension, Hemant Gupta, Judges, Service Law, Service Law with Compassionate Appointment

Supreme Court Clarifies Compassionate Appointment Policy: State of Himachal Pradesh vs. Shashi Kumar (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether family pension and other terminal benefits can be included in the family income for denying compassionate appointment. CASE TYPE: Service Law – Compassionate Appointment Case Name: State of Himachal Pradesh & Anr. vs. Shashi Kumar [Judgment Date]: 16

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