Learned Standing Counsel has brought to our notice the decision of the Supreme Court in A.P.S.R.T.C. V. KAISER BEGUM[2] , wherein the Supreme Court considered the similar question and was of the view that directions contrary to the existing scheme of providing appointments on compassionate grounds could not have been issued by the High Court. The Supreme Court, therefore, directed that in the absence of any scheme for appointment on compassionate grounds, additional monetary compensation as offered by the APSRTC shall be payable to the legal heirs of the deceased-employee. The said view was also reiterated in another decision of the Division Bench of this court in APSRTC, HYDERABAD AND OTHERSV. VALLURU VENKATA NARAYANA[3] , wherein this court followed another earlier direction of the Supreme Court in UMESH KUMAR NAGPAL V. STATE OF HARYANA[4] , and while setting aside the orders of the learned single Judge directing grant of compassionate appointment, substituted the same by giving a direction that the legal heirs may be given ex-gratia payment in lieu of compassionate appointment. Even one more decision of the Supreme Court is available, in V.DINESH REDDY AND ANOTHER V. B.UDAYA KUMAR[5] , whereunder the Honourable Supreme Court had reiterated the earlier directions referred to above and held that in lieu of appointment on compassionate grounds, the legal heirs of the deceased are entitled to additional monetary benefit.
