Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 672 · Decided 5 May 2009
State of Chhatisgarh & ORS. v. Dhirjo Kumar Sengar
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 672 · [2009] 7 S.C.R. 1016
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 3242/2009
- Decided
- 5 May 2009
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, MUKUNDAKAM SHARMA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Evidence Act Section 106; Constitution Article 14, 16
Headnote
Service Law - Compassionate appointment - Claim for - By nephew of deceased employee - On the ground that he was his adopted son - Denied by Joint Director- Later granted c by Dep'Uty Director - However, appointment order cancelled - Cancellation upheld by State Administrative Tribunal - In writ that the claim was supported by Adoption Deed and Succession Certificate - On appeal, held: Claimant was ineligible for grant of compassionate D appointment - Such appointment being an exception to constitutional scheme of equality, cannot be granted in routine ,. manner - Claimant not able
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