Supreme Court of India

Ashok Kumar Mewari v. Union of India & Others

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Reported as [2023] 16 S.C.R. 1535
Bench J.K. Maheshwari and K.V . Viswanathan JJ.
Decided 5 December 2023

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above discussion, we allow this appeal and set-aside the orders dated 18.12.2017 and 16.07.2018 passed by the Tribunal in the Original Application and review respectively and the order dated 13.11.2018 of the High Court.

Judgment, page 11

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Issue for consideration: Appellant made a composite prayer for voluntary retirement on medical ground subject to the condition that his son may be appointed in his place on compassionate ground, in terms of the Circular dtd.14.06.2006. Whether the respondents were justified in only accepting his prayer for voluntary retirement, without accepting the prayer of compassionate appointment to his son. Service Law – Conditional voluntary retirement application, partially accepted – Impermissibility: Held: conditional request was made by the appellant to retire him voluntarily instead of offering

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