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Employees guilty of submitting forged documents to their employer must be dealt with strictly and no sympathy or compassion can be shown to such an employee.

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On 8-3-2023, the Government of Tamil Nadu notified the Tamil Nadu Civil Services (Appointment on Compassionate Grounds) Rules, 2023. Key Points: Under

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The division bench of Punjab and Haryana High Court noted that the object of such schemes is to grant appointments to dependent family members falling under specific categories on compassionate grounds.

Madras High Court
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The recruitment process to any public post should be conducted in a fair and transparent manner. If the candidates are selected by any criterion other than merit and efficiency, the public authority will suffer for all the times to come. It is in the public interest that the process of selection and appointment should be transparent to make it foolproof from corrupt practices.

2022 SCC Vol. 10 Part 2
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    Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Ss. 14(1)(a) and 2(1)(e) r/w Ss. 11(5) and 11(6) — Application seeking termination of

Rajasthan High Court
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    Rajasthan High Court: In a case filed by the second wife (petitioner 1) of deceased who was a class IV

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Supreme Court: In a case where a married daughter of the deceased was claiming compassionate appointment, the bench of MR Shah* and

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Yardstick, for extending the benefit of compassionate Appointment should be dependency of the dependents on the deceased government servant and, therefore, their marital status only should not be an impediment for consideration on compassionate ground.

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Supreme Court: In a case where the Ahmednagar Mahanagar Palika/ Municipal Corporation was giving appointment to the heirs of the employees on

Allahabad High Court
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Allahabad High Court: Neeraj Tiwari, J. dismissed a writ petition which was filed with prayer for directing the respondents to grant the

Allahabad High Court
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    Allahabad High Court: Saurabh Shyam Shamshery, J. dismissed a writ petition filed for claiming compassionate appointment stating that compassionate appointment

Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
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Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court: While deciding the instant appeal vis-a-vis compassionate appointment, the Division Bench of Tashi Rabstan and

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Gauhati High Court: The single Bench of Michael Zothankhuma, J., disposed of the writ petition and held that a cousin cannot be

Madhya Pradesh High Court
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    Madhya Pradesh High Court: The Division Bench of Ravi Malimath, CJ. and Vishal Mishra, J. allowed a writ petition directing

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Supreme Court: While addressing a case raising significant question of law on principles governing compassionate appointment, the Division Bench of D.Y. Chandradhud

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Bombay High Court: Ravindra V. Ghuge, J., decides a matter as to whether the benefit of compassionate appointment can be granted to

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Interesting picks from this week’s legal stories from High Courts to District Courts Alimony Whether husband is entitled to claim alimony under

Chhattisgarh High Court
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Chhattisgarh High Court: Sanjay K. Agarwal, J., held that an illegitimate son would be entitled to consideration on compassionate ground and cannot

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“A policy cannot discriminate against a person only on the ground of descent by classifying children of the deceased employee as legitimate and illegitimate and recognizing only the right of legitimate descendant.”

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Rajasthan High Court: A Division Bench of Manindra Mohan Srivastava and Anoop Kumar Dhand, JJ. dismissed the petition on the ground that