Supreme Court · 2020 INSC 398 · Decided 19 May 2020
Munish Kumar v. State of Himachal Pradesh and Another
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2020 INSC 398 · [2020] 5 S.C.R. 426
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2426/2020
- Decided
- 19 May 2020
- Bench
- D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, AJAY RASTOGI, HEMANT GUPTA (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Service Law: Appointment - Compassionate appointment - Appellant's father was employee of the first respondent - He died on 16.06.2004 while in service - Though he had applied for retirement on medical grounds prior to the date of only on 17.06.2004, i.e. after the employee had died (the application was approved w.ef. 8.04.2003 - Appellant's application for compassionate appointment was rejected by relying on State's policy dated 18.01.1990 - Challenge against - Held: State's policy
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