Supreme Court · 2021 INSC 870 · Decided 11 December 2021
The Secretary to Government, Department of Co-Operation, Food and Consumer Protection and Others v. Kingston David
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2021 INSC 870 · [2021] 9 S.C.R. 733
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 7655/2021
- Decided
- 11 December 2021
- Bench
- D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, A.S. BOPANNA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 226
Headnote
Service Law - Appointment - On Compassionate grounds - Father of respondent died in harness - Respondent applied for employment on compassionate grounds - Though respondent was qualified for Assistant since there was no vacancy in the post, he was given an option of either accepting the post of Record Clerk or of waiting his turn in seniority on compassionate grounds until a vacancy arose in the post of Junior Assistant - Respondent accepted the post of Record Clerk and was
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