Supreme Court of India

Munish Kumar v. State of Himachal Pradesh and Another

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Reported as [2020] 5 S.C.R. 426
Bench Dr. Dhananja Ya Y Chandrachud, Hemant Gupta and Ajay Rast Ogi JJ.
Decided 19 May 2020

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Service Law: Appointment – Compassionate appointment – Appellant’s father was employee of the first r espondent – He died on 16.06.2004 while in service – Though he had applied for retir ement on medical gr ounds prior to the date of death, the application was appr oved only on 17.06.2004, i.e. after the employee had died (the application was appr oved w .ef. 8.04.2003 – Appellant’ s application for compassionate appointment was rejected by r elying on S tate’s policy dated 18.01.1990 – Challenge against – Held: S tate’s policy would not have application in the instant case – On the date of

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