Smt. Maya Wd/O Ramdas Shende v. Superitending Engineer Public Works Board, Nagpur and Another
Compassionate appointment – Waiting list – Removal of widow-petitioner's name on attaining age of 45 years
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench (Avinash G. Gharote and Abhay J. Mantri, JJ.), Writ Petition No.4160/2024, decided 04/03/2025: petitioner, a widow removed from the waiting list for compassionate appointment on attaining 45 years, sought substitution of her son Roshan Ramdas Shende (major in 2022) in her place; the Court applied the Full Bench ruling in Kalpana Wd/o Vilas Taram v. State of Maharashtra, 2024 (4) Mh.L.J. 312 and directed the respondents to consider the substitution claim on a fresh application to be made within two weeks and decided within four weeks; petition allowed, no costs.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition allowed; respondents directed to consider the petitioner's claim for substitution of her name with that of her son in the waiting list for compassionate appointment in view of the law laid down by the Full Bench in Kalpana Taram; petitioner to apply within two weeks, respondents to decide within four weeks thereafter; no order as to costs.