STATE OF U.P. vs RAM SUKHI DEVI

The Supreme Court held that the direction for compassionate appointment under the Uttar Pradesh Dying-in-Harness Rules, 1974, issued by the learned Single Judge and upheld by the Division Bench, was unsustainable as it ignored the Government Order dated 26.10.1998, which clarified that dependents of part-time employees were not eligible for such appointments. The Court emphasized that the High Court's decision was based on humanitarian grounds without considering the legal merits, thus infringing upon the specific provisions of the operative Government Order. The appeal by the State of U.P. was allowed, and the interim order was set aside.