Supreme Court · 2025 INSC 184 · Decided 11 February 2025
Canara Bank v. Ajithkumar G.K.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2025 INSC 184 · [2025] 2 S.C.R. 963
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 255/2025
- Decided
- 11 February 2025
- Bench
- DIPANKAR DATTA, PRASHANT KUMAR MISHRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 142
Headnote
Father of the respondent passed away while in service of the appellant. A scheme for appointment on compassionate ground, formulated by the appellant and contained in Circular No. 154/93 dated 8th May, 1993, was in force when such death occurred. The issues inter alia were: High Court was unjustified in not allowing the intra-court appeal of the appellant and in upholding the judgment of the Single Judge while directing the compassionate appointment of respondent at a point of time when he was past 44 (forty-four) years of age; 2) Whether there was a lapse of time
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