Supreme Court of India

Steel Authority of India Limited v. Gouri Devi

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Bench M. R. Shah and Sanjiv Khanna JJ.
Decided 18 November 2021

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Service Law: Compassionate appointment – Delay and laches in case of appointment on compassionate ground – Deceased employee died in the year 1977 – Application for compassionate appointment by eldest son was rejected – Despite that after a period of 18 years of the date of the death of the deceased employee, application by widow of the deceased employee to appoint her second son on compassionate ground – Tribunal directed the appellant to re-consider the case and to appoint the second son on compassionate ground, which order was confirmed by the High Court by impugned judgment – Appeal by…

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