Managing Director Madhya Pradesh Pashchim Kshetra Vidyut Vitran Co. & Ors. Vs. Ashiq Shah & another

Madhya Pradesh High Court (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

WA, 10 of 2020, Judgment Date: Jun 07, 2021

Law laid down - 

The compassionate appointment - Object and purpose - To provide immediate helping hand to the family in distress to enable it to overcome sudden economic crisis because of death of bread winner.

Request of compassionate appointment and direction thereupon should be reasonable and proximate to the time of death of the breadwinner.

No reservation of vacancy till petitioner becomes major after couple of years - There cannot be reservation of a vacancy till such time petitioner becomes major after number of years.

Delay in issuing the direction for consideration for compassionate appointment - No directions could be passed after couple of years (24 years in this case) in favour of claimant whose father died in the year 1996.

The order of writ Court directing consideration of compassionate appointment after 24 years is set aside.

Managing Director Madhya Pradesh Pashchim Kshetra Vidyut Vitran Co. & Ors. Vs. Ashiq Shah & another