State Of Haryana And Anr vs Ankur Gupta

The Supreme Court upheld the Punjab and Haryana High Court's decision that the cancellation of the respondent's appointment under the die-in-harness scheme was unjustified, despite the appointment being made in violation of the policy effective from 22.8.1996. The Court noted that the respondent had not engaged in any fraud or misrepresentation and had worked for over four years. The Court emphasized that compassionate appointments are based on the premise of dependency on the deceased employee, and while the policy change was valid, the respondent's situation warranted reconsideration under Article 136 of the Constitution of India.