Smt Rashmi Sharma v. Union of India & Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
ex-gratia compensation; compassionate appointment; Border Roads Organisation (BRO/DGBR); death in harness; 'on duty' versus casual leave; cardiac arrest versus cancer/natural death; causal connection with service conditions; DoPT OM No. 45/55/97-P&PW(C) dated 11.09.1998; DoPT OM dated 04.08.2016; DoPT OM dated 16.01.2013 (5% cap on Group 'C' direct recruitment vacancies); MoD RMP parameters ID No. 19(2)/2017/D(Lab) dated 09.01.2018; Relative Merit Points (RMP); vacancy year 2022; third-party rights; Article 226 writ petition; Ram Devi v. DG BSF; Sangita Tomar v. Union of India; Pushpa Devi v. Union of India; High Court of Delhi.
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of: the relief of quashing the decision dated 05.06.2023 was rejected and the claim for ex-gratia compensation of Rs. 25,00,000 failed; the challenge to the communication dated 25.09.2024 (vacancy year 2022 compassionate appointment) also failed. However, the Respondents were directed that any fresh application by the Petitioner for the upcoming vacancy year shall be duly considered, and the break-up/basis of the merit points awarded shall be communicated to her within four weeks of the decision thereon. Pending applications stand disposed of.