Supreme Court · 2005 INSC 3 · Decided 3 January 2005
Union of India and ORS. v. SMT. Draupadi Behara and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2005 INSC 3 · [2005] 1 S.C.R. 18
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 7/2005
- Decided
- 3 January 2005
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, S.H. KAPADIA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 227
Headnote
Service Law: Appointment on compassionate ground-Government of-Orissa-G-1. Dept. of Posts, Letter No. 17-85193-E.D & Trg. dated 2.2.1994-Letter of MP/ · MLA certifoing that employed member living separately and not referring any assistance to main family-Effect of-EDDA-cum-EDMC-Death ground-Inquiry revealing that widow and sons were living D together and there was no evidence of separation-Letter of MP in favour of applicant-Tribunal rejecting the claim-High Court directing authorities to appoint applicant within specified period-Held, High Court erred in giving the
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