UNION BANK OF INDIA vs M.T. LATHEESH

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision mandating the Union Bank of India to grant employment to the respondent on compassionate grounds, emphasizing that such employment should only be granted in rare and necessitous circumstances as per the established principles in Umesh Kumar Nagpal v. State of Haryana, [1994] 4 SCC 138. The Court clarified that the Bank's Scheme for compassionate employment must consider the financial condition of the bereaved family, including pension availability, to determine eligibility. The appeal was dismissed, affirming the High Court's ruling.