Supreme Court · 2015 INSC 143 · Decided 20 February 2015
The Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation and Others v. Revat Singh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2015 INSC 143 · [2015] 2 S.C.R. 249
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2061/2015
- Decided
- 20 February 2015
- Bench
- DIPAK MISRA, PRAFULLA C. PANT (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Service law - Compassionate appointment - Grant of, when candidate ineligible for the post - On facts, father employed as driver with the appellant-State Road Transport C Corporation, died in harness - Son-respondent sought compassionate appointment on the post of driver but his application did not qualify for the post - However, the High Court directed the appellant to consider 0 his case against the post of driver on compassionate ground - Held: Court and tribunals do not have the power to issue direction to make appointment by way of granting relaxation of eligibility or in
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