STATE OF HARYANA vs SURJEET SINGH

The Supreme Court addressed the issue of compassionate appointment under government instructions dated February 22, 1991, and August 28, 1992, determining that an employee must be blind or totally invalid at the time of compulsory retirement to qualify for such appointment. In this case, the respondent was found to have a deficiency in sight but was neither blind nor totally invalid at the time of retirement. The Court held that while the High Court's decision was legally incorrect, it chose not to interfere with the appointment of the respondent's son, which had already been executed following the High Court's order.