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The Director of Town Panchayat & Ors. v. M. Jayabal & Anr. Etc.

Service law

Allowed
Court
Supreme Court of India
Decided
12 Dec 2025
Citation
[2025] 12 S.C.R. 593
Case no.
CIVIL APPEAL No. 12640/2025
Bench
Rajesh Bindal, Manmohan

Issue for consideration

Issue arose whether the compassionate appointment of a family member on account of death of an employee in service, is as a matter of right; whether the dependent family member of a deceased employee, after being appointed on a post on compassionate basis, appointment on a post higher; and whether a dependent family member of a deceased employee can seek compassionate appointment on a post higher than the post which the deceased was holding, on the ground of eligibility.

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