Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan And Ors vs Shri Dharmendra Sharma

The Supreme Court held that the Central Administrative Tribunal's order directing Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) to consider the respondent's application for compassionate appointment was erroneous, as it failed to acknowledge KVS's policy decision to privatize certain services, which effectively abolished direct recruitment for Group 'D' posts. The Court emphasized that the policy decision was not challenged and must be respected, thus upholding the dismissal of the writ petition by the Rajasthan High Court. The Court concluded that no direction could be issued to KVS contrary to its established policy.