Smt. Nandinee Choudhary v. State of Chhattisgarh
Compassionate appointment – Chhattisgarh – Writ petition dismissed
Case brief
What is this about?
WPS No. 4220 of 2022, High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur (neutral citation 2026:CGHC:17851), decided 20/04/2026 by Rakesh Mohan Pandey, J. (single judge, NAFR). Compassionate appointment claim by widow whose husband was appointed Assistant Teacher (Science) (E-Cadre) vide order dated 28.08.2021 but died on 21.04.2021, before issuance of the order, and never assumed charge; claim rejected by the Joint Director, Directorate of Public Instructions (Respondent No. 3) by order dated 27.01.2022; rejection upheld; writ petition dismissed with no order as to costs. No statutes or precedents cited or discussed in the judgment.
What did the court decide?
Since the order of appointment was issued in favour of the petitioner's husband on 28.08.2021, whereas he died prior to that date on 21.04.2021, he never assumed charge of the post; therefore, the question of grant of compassionate appointment does not arise.