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COMPASSIONATE APPOINTMENT FOR JOB
Govt employee missing for over 7 years; son denied compassionate job, loses case in HC for this reason- 25 years after father went missing, family seeks compassionate appointment for job; HC rejects plea due to delay
- Haryana issues revised instructions on reservation for ex-servicemen, kin in govt jobs
- Widow received DA on both regular and family pension but still challenged it in court; HC explains why claim failedA Chennai woman's claim for Dearness Allowance on her regular pension was dismissed by the Madras High Court. She believed she wasn't recei...12 Apr, 2026, 04.37 PM IST
- Married daughter seeks father’s govt job 20 years after his death; Punjab & Haryana HC says no for these reasonsThe Punjab and Haryana High Court denied a married daughter's claim for compassionate appointment to her late father's government job, citi...20 Jan, 2026, 11.37 AM IST
- Remarried wife denied late husband's job on compassionate grounds; Kerala HC rules in her favour for this reasonA remarried widow has won a significant case in the Kerala High Court. She was denied a job on compassionate grounds after her husband's de...08 Jan, 2026, 05.27 PM IST
- Son got job after father’s death on compassionate grounds but at lower rank despite higher qualification; SC says no automatic right to higher postThe Supreme Court has ruled that a son accepting a job on compassionate grounds after his father's death cannot later demand a higher post....29 Dec, 2025, 07.41 AM IST
- Raised by grandmother after father remarried, daughter loses compassionate job appointment case in High Court; here's whyThe Chhattisgarh High Court has made a significant ruling regarding a daughter’s application for a job following her mother’s death 15 year...28 Nov, 2025, 12.01 PM IST
- Wife gets job on compassionate grounds, leaves in-laws; Court orders Rs 20,000 monthly support to father-in-lawWife took nearly 70% of late husband’s provident fund and also got his job on compassionate grounds, abandons his parents within 18 days, r...14 Nov, 2025, 07.03 PM IST
- Wife to get late husband’s job on compassionate grounds despite being over the eligibility age limit, Karnataka High Court orderA widow will now receive her late husband's job on compassionate grounds. The Karnataka High Court ruled that her age, exceeding the limit,...14 Nov, 2025, 12.18 PM IST
- Son applies for late father’s bank job on compassionate grounds, gets no response for years, files case, wins Rs 1 lakh, Allahabad High Court orderThe Allahabad High Court ordered SBI to pay Rs 1 lakh to a son whose father died during proceedings contesting his dismissal. The son sough...19 Oct, 2025, 12.05 PM IST
- Compassionate appointment not vested right: SCThe Supreme Court of India ruled that compassionate appointment in government jobs is not an automatic right. The court emphasized that suc...13 Nov, 2024, 10.28 PM IST
- Death a great leveller, process compassionate job claims proactively: Supreme CourtA bench of Justices Krishna Murari and BV Nagarathna allowed the appeal of the West Bengal government against a verdict of the Calcutta Hig...06 Mar, 2023, 05.57 PM IST
- Sister of deceased govt employee can't be given compassionate job instead of his wife: HCThe court observed, "In the present case, there is no dispute of fact that the deceased employee was married and his wife is alive and also...22 Aug, 2022, 11.57 PM IST
- There may be illegitimate parents but no illegitimate children, says Karnataka High CourtWhile setting aside the single judge order, the division bench noted, "We add that no child is born in this world without a father and a mo...15 Jul, 2021, 07.19 PM IST
- Married sons of deceased officials to also get jobsThose who missed out on the same between 2013 and 2015 due to the government’s changing stance would now be re-considered for the jobs.06 Sep, 2016, 06.16 PM IST
- Madras High Court sets aside order to appoint workers for Dindigul CorporationThe single judge had directed the Dindigul Municipal corporation not to outsource the job though the petitioner did not make such a prayer.04 Feb, 2016, 03.01 PM IST
- No more affidavits, interviews for government jobs"The most path-breaking decision is abolition of attestation of certificates by officers and promoting self-attestation,"said an official.26 Dec, 2015, 02.41 PM IST
- Marriage no bar to compassionate appointment of women: Madras High CourtThe Madras HC has observed the state cannot discriminate against women in providing compassionate appointment citing marriage as a reason.05 Jul, 2015, 12.02 AM IST
- Death of government employee does not entitle family for job: Supreme CourtBench set aside HC judgements, saying, "The reasoning given by the single judge as well as by the division bench is not sustainable in the ...20 Aug, 2013, 02.33 PM IST
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