Appointment On Compassionate Grounds "Not A Right": Supreme Court
NDTV
Article 14 of the Constitution deals with equality before law and Article 16 with equality of opportunity in matters of public employment.
Appointment on compassionate grounds is a concession, not a right and the object of granting such employment is to enable the affected family to tide over a sudden crisis, the Supreme Court has said.
The top court last week set aside the judgement of a division bench of the Kerala High Court, which confirmed the verdict of a single judge directing the Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore Ltd and others to consider the case of a woman for appointment on compassionate grounds.
A bench of Justices M R Shah and Krishna Murari noted that the father of the woman was employed with Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore Ltd and died while on duty in April 1995.
At the time of his death, it was noted, his wife was serving and therefore not eligible for appointment on compassionate grounds.
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