DEONANDAN Vs. CENTRAL COALFIELDS LIMITED

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE petitioner has applied for appointment on compassionate ground vide application dated 10.3.1999, saying his mother has expired in harness on 8.1.1999, who was working as piece rated worker with the respondent no.1.

(2.) CANDIDATURE of the petitioner was rejected by the authorities on the ground that the petitioner's father was also in the employment of M/s Central Coalfields Limited , who has sought V.R.S. With effect from 17.2.2003.

(3.) IN view of the dictum of the Apex Court, compassionate appointment can only be made strictly as per the provision of Scheme, Rule or Regulations of the State or the instrumentality of the State. Object of granting compassionate appointment is to provide immediate monetary help to the dependent of the deceased breadwinner. Therefore, compassionate employment cannot be granted as a matter of course by way of largesse irrespective of the financial condition of the deceased/ incapacitated employee's family at the time of his death or incapacity, as the case may be. Compassionate employment is permissible only to one of the dependents of the deceased/ incapacitated employee.