DEVI KISHAN HARIJAN Vs. UCO BANK

JUDGEMENT

(1.) IN this writ petition, petitioner is seeking direction to the respondents for providing appointment on compassionate ground and also prayed for quashing the order dated 25. 4. 2006 (Annex. 4), whereby, claim of petitioner for providing appointment on compassionate appointment was rejected by the respondent bank.

(2.) BRIEF facts of the case are that petitioner's father late Shri Bikha Ram was working on the post of Class IV employee (Sweeper) in the respondent Bank. He died on 27. 10. 99 while in service. As per petitioner, his father late Shri Bikha Ram left behind his widow Smt. Shanti, five daughters and one son (petitioner) and at the time of death of his father he was minor and being only son of deceased employee the widow of late Shri Bikha Ram submitted an application for appointment of his son on compassionate ground so as to maintain the family. The application of petitioner was forwarded to Head Office stating therein that monthly income of the family of late Shri Bikha Ram is below 60% of gross emoluments of the deceased. The case of petitioner for providing appointment on compassionate ground was not decided, therefore, repeated representations were filed by him.

(3.) I have heard learned counsel for the parties. In this case admittedly a scheme has been framed by the bank for considering the claim of compassionate appointment in the event of death of any employee of the bank. Admittedly, petitioner's father was part time sweeper in the bank. It is also admitted position of the case that Late Shri Bikha Ram died while in service working on the post of part time sweeper and left behind his widow, five daughters and a son. The family of deceased employee was paid Rs. 19093/- as retrial benefits and Rs. 812/- was sanctioned as pension. While considering the case of petitioner in light of the scheme, the family of the deceased is having income more than 60% of the gross salary of the deceased employee, therefore, petitioner is not found entitled for appointment on compassionate ground.