Supreme Court · 2007 INSC 496 · Decided 27 April 2007
LG. (Karmik) and ORS. v. Prahalad Mani Tripthi
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2007 INSC 496 · [2007] 5 S.C.R. 978
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2208/2007
- Decided
- 27 April 2007
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, MARKANDEY KATJU (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 14, 16, 136
Headnote
Service Law: > 4 c Compassionate appointment-Incumbent accepting appointment as peon without any demur-Later contending that he was entitled for appointment on a higher post-Tribunal directing the authority to appoint him in Class- Ill post-Affirmed by High Court-On appeal, Held: All 14 and 16 of the Constitution-Supreme Court, however, carved out an D exception in favour of the children or other relatives of the Officer who dies or have become incapacitated while serving in Police department-Exception so carved out must be strictly complied with-Appointment on compassionate
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