Supreme Court · 2012 INSC 246 · Decided 23 May 2012
Union of India & ANR. v. Shashank Goswami & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2012 INSC 246 · [2012] 6 S.C.R. 98
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 6224/2008
- Decided
- 23 May 2012
- Bench
- B.S. CHAUHAN, DIPAK MISRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Service Law - Appointment - Compassionate appointment - Held: Cannot be claimed as a matter of right - C Appointment on compassionate ground is not another source of recruitment but merely an exception to the requirement of taking into consideration the fact of the death of the employee while in any means of livelihood - Applicant cannot claim appointment in a D particular class/group of post - Appointments on compassionate ground have to be made in accordance with the rules, regulations or administrative instructions faking into consideration the financial condition of the family of the
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