compassionate appointment

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Gau HC | Claim for compassionate appointment can either be rejected or accepted as per law, but once it is accepted appointment is understood to be regular appointment

Gauhati High Court: Achintya Malla Bujor Barua J., while allowing the present petition for regularization, placed reliance upon the judgment dated 13-03-2019

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Jhar HC | [Interpretation of Statutes] Principle of compassionate appointment should not be strictly applicable as it is a part of beneficial legislation

Jharkhand High Court: Deepak Roshan J., allowed the petition on merits.  The facts of the case are such that the husband of

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Gau HC | Justice must not only be done, but must be seen to be done; Court directs requisite authority to at least consider application for compassionate appointment irrespective of the delay

Gauhati High Court: Achintya Malla Burjor Barua, J., while allowing a Writ Petition, issues direction to the Director-General of Police (DGP), Assam

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Jhar HC | In case of two circular’s on compassionate appointment, the one released later should be used as a reference point for acceptance or rejection, subject to its applicability

Jharkhand High Court: Dr S. N. Pathak J. allowed a writ petition and directed the respondents to consider the circular of a

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Jhar HC | In the matter of compassionate appointment, it is essential to show that the candidate has a better claim than others

Jharkhand High Court: A Division Bench of Aparesh Kumar Singh and Kailash Prasad Deo, JJ. dismissed the writ petition being devoid of

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P&H HC | Compassionate appointment not to be provided to the dependents when a claim was made after attaining age of majority but application had become time barred

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Ritu Bahri, J. partly allowed the petition with the directions that the petitioner was entitled to compensation

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All HC | Divorced daughter entitled to get benefit of compassionate appointment under Dying-in-Harness Rules

Allahabad High Court: Rajesh Singh Chauhan, J. while allowing the writ petition issued a writ in the nature of mandamus so as to

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Pat HC | Compassionate appointment cannot be granted to a dependent after such offer was already made and was denied

Patna High Court: Ashutosh Kumar, J. dismissed the petition saying that there was no merit in the petition and the case could

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Pat HC | Daughter, solely dependent on her deceased father, granted job on compassionate grounds

Patna High Court: Ashutosh Kumar, J. directed the petitioner to make a representation before the municipal corporation to be considered for appointment

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Kar HC | Denial of compassionate appointment to child born out of second marriage – deeply offensive to Constitutional guarantee against discrimination

Karnataka High Court: R. Devdas, J. allowed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of Constitution of India, and quashed the

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Pat HC | Bar on compassionate appointment of a child born out of second marriage void, as S. 16 of Hindu Marriage Act confers legitimacy on such child

Patna High Court: The Three-Judge Bench of Ashwani Kumar Singh, Birendra Kumar and Anil Kumar Upadhyay, JJ. disposed of an appeal arising

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Pat HC | Petition pertaining to compassionate appointment filed after a delay of ten years – barred by laches

Patna High Court: The Division Bench of Amreshwar Pratap Sahi and Anjana Mishra, JJ. rejected a petition assailing the order delivered by

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Megh HC | Claim for compassionate appointment loses significance where family has survived for 18 years without same

Meghalaya High Court: Yaqoob Mir, CJ dismissed a petition for compassionate appointment holding it to be without merits. Petitioner’s father was in Meghalaya

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Question of compassionate appointment does not arise when a family member already working in a corporation

Patna High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Shivaji Pandey, J. dismissed a petition as the denial of compassionate appointment was

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Stepson, not being a valid and legal dependant, is not entitled to compassionate appointment under Clause 9.3.3 of the National Coal Wage Agreement-VII

Jharkhand High Court: A Single Judge bench comprising of Aparesh Kumar Singh, J. while dealing with a civil writ petition rejected the

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Compassionate appointment cannot be denied in cases of deemed or civil death

Jharkhand High Court: A Single Judge Bench of Shree Chandrashekhar, J., allowed a writ petition filed against the order of the respondent

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Authorities cannot reject an application for compassionate appointment on new ground in subsequent proceedings

Jharkhand High Court: A Single Judge Bench of Shree Chandrashekhar, J., allowed a writ petition filed against the order of Respondent-authority whereby

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Benefit of compassionate appointment can be given to an adopted person provided the personal law allows the adoption

Jammu and Kashmir High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Ali Mohammad Magrey, J., dismissed a petition filed by the petitioner

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An unmarried and unemployed daughter would presumed to be dependent on her father during his life time

Gauhati High Court: The Single Judge Bench comprising of Ajit Singh, C.J., decided a petition filed under Section 227 of the Constitution.

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Second wife, not legally married cannot claim compassionate appointment

Delhi High Court: Recently before the Delhi High Court, a case regarding compassionate employment to a second wife of the deceased husband came