M/S Eastern Coalfields Ltd vs Anil Badyakar & Ors

The Calcutta High Court upheld the Single Judge's decision to grant compassionate appointment to the respondent, despite the appointment being made 12 years after the death of the employee, Kalo Dome. The court emphasized that compassionate appointments are intended to alleviate immediate financial distress following the death of a breadwinner, as established in Umesh Kumar Nagpal vs. State of Haryana (1994) 4 SCC 138. The Division Bench confirmed that the delay in appointment does not negate the compassionate grounds, thus rejecting the appellants' appeal.