Supreme Court of India
Bhawani Prasad Sonkar v. Union of India & Ors.
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We are of the opinion that the earlier circular dated 22nd' September, 1995 is applicable in the instant case.
Judgment, page 15
From the headnote
Service Law: c Grant of compassionate appointment - Object of - Held: Compassionate employment is given solely on humanitarian grounds and cannot be claimed as a matter of right - Ordinarily public employment must be strictly on the basis of open invitation of applications and comparative merit - 0 Compassionate appointment is an exception to the general rule, carved out in the interest of justice, in certain exigencies, by way of a policy of an employer, which partakes the character of the service rules - The scheme has to be strictly construed and confined only to the purpose it seeks to
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- 2015 Canara Bank and Anr. v. M. Mahesh Kumar
- 2025 Canara Bank v. Ajithkumar G.K.
- 2023 M/s N. N. Global Mercantile Private Limited v. M/s Indo Unique Flame Ltd. & Ors.
Of those, 1 relied on · 1 referred to · 1 mentioned
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