P&H: Rejects Compassionate Appointment Sought Seven Years After Employee’s Death The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a plea seeking compassionate appointment in the Education Department filed seven years after the death of the employee, reiterating that such employment is not a vested right but an exception meant to provide immediate relief to a family in financial distress. The petitioner sought a writ directing the State to appoint him as Clerk on compassionate grounds
P&H: Rejects Compassionate Appointment Sought Seven Years After Employee’s Death
punjab-haryana
⚖️ Order Date:
19 May 2026
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Service — Compassionate appointment — Nature and object — Compassionate appointment is not a vested right nor a mode of regular recruitment - It is an exception carve out to normal rule of appointment through open competitioner, intended only to provide immediate succour to the family of a deceased employee who dies in harness leaving family in penuary. (Para 8) Service — Compassionate appointment — In present case, Application must be submitted within six months,
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