Smt. Sarita Wd/O. Anil Zanjal and Another v. the Joint Director, Vocational Education and Training, Nagpur and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Compassionate appointment refused citing Grade Pay Rs.4,400/- of deceased employee; writ petition dismissed for delay/laches — death 14.04.2017, rejection 18.11.2021 received 25.11.2021, ~4 years' silence, ~8 years to filing; held compassionate appointment is not a right, must be made immediately to meet sudden financial crisis; Joint Director Vocational Education and Training Nagpur; Bombay HC Nagpur Bench DB (Kilor & Joshi JJ.), WP No. 4113 of 2025, decided 06.08.2025; no costs.
What did the court decide?
Appointment on compassionate ground is not a right of the applicant; its whole object is to enable the family members of a deceased or medically incapacitated employee to overcome the sudden financial crisis, and such appointment should be, and has to be, made immediately to help the family in distress. ¶5