Supreme Court of India

Maharani Devi & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors.

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Reported as [2009] 9 S.C.R. 530
Bench Tarun Chatierjee and V.S. Sirpurkar JJ.
Decided 15 May 2009

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Service law - Compassionate appointment - Employee dying iss.ueless - Claim of compassionate appointment by c widow in favour of near relative bn basis of circular dated 16.05.1991 - However, amendment to the circular deleting the provision providing for compassionate appointment to -..-. near relative and circular not made retrospective - Issue regarding relevant date for consideration, date of death of ,... employee or date of filing representation-when was the amended circular enforced, not considered by High Court - "j_ Hence, matter remitted to High Court - Circular No. (NG)111/88/RC-111

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