Amrotin Bai Jangde And Anr. v. State Of Chhattisgarh And Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Compassionate appointment denied to grandson of deceased Chhattisgarh police Sub-Inspector: circular dated 10.06.2003 (para 3, Annexure P/4) covers only widow/son/unmarried daughters etc.; no provision under old or present policy; claim also defeated because the object of compassionate appointment stood extinguished after long survival of the family (death 2008, application 2013, rejection 24.03.2014); writ dismissed, no costs. Counsel-cited WPS No.296/2014 (Sarojni Bhoi) and WPS No.5051/2014 (Duliya Bai Yadav) not independently adjudicated upon. Keywords: compassionate appointment, grandson, dependent family members, Annexure P/1, Annexure P/4, WPS 5530 of 2014, Sanjay K. Agrawal.
What did the court decide?
Para 3 of the prevalent circular dated 10.06.2003 entitles only the widow, son and unmarried daughters etc. of the deceased government servant to compassionate appointment; the grandson is not included, and there is no provision for the grandson either in the then-prevalent policy or in the present policy, so the rejection of the grandson's claim on that ground was correct.