Supreme Court of India

State Bank of India and Ors. v. Jaspal Kaur

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Reported as [2007] 2 S.C.R. 101

Bench Dr. Ar. Lakshmanan and Al Tamas Kabir JJ.

Decided 1 February 2007

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the specially constituted authorities in the rules or regulations like the competent authority in this case are better equipped to decide the cases on facts of the case and their objective finding E arrived on the appreciation of the full facts should not be disturbed.

Judgment, page 9

From the headnote

Service Law: Appointment on compassionate ground-Claim for-Held, unless the financial condition of dependents of deceased employee is entirely penury, such appointments cannot be made-Fact finding authority on basis of financial details having arrived at the conclusion that financial condition of family was not penurious and the family was earning sufficient income to maintain themselves, High Court erred in entertaining and allowing the claim by applying the scheme formulated much after the application for compassionate appointment was made-Constitution of India-Article 226. Respondent's

Authorities it was built on

2006 Union Bank of India and Ors. v. M.T. Latheesh cited by 2

Where later benches applied it

2025 Canara Bank v. Ajithkumar G.K. referred to
2019 State Bank of India & Ors. v. Sheo Shankar Tewari referred to
2019 State of Himachal Pradesh & Anr v. Shashi Kumar referred to
2015 Canara Bank and Anr. v. M. Mahesh Kumar mentioned

Of those, 3 referred to · 1 mentioned

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