R.Bharani, v. The Director
Case brief
What is this about?
Compassionate appointment; married daughter; G.O.Ms.No.78 dated 21.04.2017; three-year time limit from date of death of Government servant; delayed/belated application; no statutory right; death in harness 22.12.2007; Officer Manager Government Vocational Training Institute Namakkal; rejection order 06.12.2017 Na.Ka.No.360/A/2017; Article 226 writ of certiorarified mandamus; Madras High Court; writ petition dismissed; no costs.
What did the court decide?
Under G.O.Ms.No.78, dated 21.04.2017, a married daughter is entitled to apply for compassionate appointment only within three years from the date of death of the Government servant; since the petitioner's father died on 22.12.2007 and her application was submitted only on 10.05.2017, after an inordinate delay, she is not entitled to seek appointment on compassionate grounds under that Government Order.