Supreme Court of India · 2019-07-18
State Of Bihar vs Dilip Kumar
- Citation / case number
- AIRONLINE 2019 SC 502
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- State Of Bihar
- Respondent
- Dilip Kumar
- Author
- D.Y. Chandrachud
- Bench
- Indira Banerjee, Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision to grant compassionate appointments to the respondents, rejecting the State of Bihar's appeal. The court emphasized that the compassionate appointment should be on a regular scale of pay, despite the withdrawal of the relevant government instruction. The judgment reinforced the principle that compassionate appointments are meant to provide immediate relief to the family of the deceased employee.