TARA DEVI Vs. BANK OF INDIA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The decision of the bank rejecting the prayer of the petitioner no. 2 for compassionate appointment is impugned in the instant writ petition.

(2.) The petitioner no. 1 being the spouse of the employee intimated the bank that the employee went missing since 2nd February, 2007. A GDE was lodged before the concerned police station on 28th May, 2007. After passing of the final order in the disciplinary proceeding the petitioner no. 1 requested the bank for releasing the terminal benefits of the employee and also to give compassionate appointment in favour of her son being the petitioner no. 2 herein.

(3.) The petitioners thereafter filed a writ petition before this court praying for a direction upon the respondent authorities for disbursal of the terminal benefits of the employee and for providing compassionate appointment to the son of the employee. The said writ petition was disposed of by an order dated 4th January, 2019 by directing the bank to take a reasoned decision on the representation made by the petitioner within a specified time.