Ku. Anamika Mandal v. State Govt. of Chhattisgarh
Compassionate appointment – transferability
Case brief
What is this about?
High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur, WPS No. 3110 of 2019, order dated 15/01/2026 (Sanjay K. Agrawal, J.), NAFR, neutral citation 2026:CGHC:2480. Compassionate appointment granted to son (petitioner No. 2) on father Sukant Mandal's death in harness by order dated 30.10.2017; he did not join; daughter (petitioner No. 1) sought the appointment instead. Petition dismissed: Clause 20.2 of policy dated 14.06.2013 makes the order of compassionate appointment non-transferable to another family member. Counsel: Somkant Verma for petitioners; Rahul Tamaskar, G.A. for State. Keywords: compassionate appointment, transferability, non-transferable, Clause 20.2, policy dated 14.06.2013, Public Health and Engineering Department, Narayanpur, Kondagaon.
What did the court decide?
Clause 20.2 of the policy dated 14.06.2013 clearly indicates that a compassionate appointment is not transferable to another member of the family.