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Canara Bank v. Ajithkumar G.K.

Father of the respondent passed away while in service of the appellant. A scheme for appointment on compassionate ground, formulated by the…

Allowed
Court
Supreme Court of India
Decided
11 Feb 2025
Citation
[2025] 2 S.C.R. 963
Case no.
CIVIL APPEAL No. 255/2025
Bench
Dipankar Datta, Prashant Kumar Mishra

Issue for consideration

Father of the respondent passed away while in service of the appellant. A scheme for appointment on compassionate ground, formulated by the appellant and contained in Circular No. 154/93 dated 8th May, 1993, was in force when such death occurred. The issues inter alia were: High Court was unjustified in not allowing the intra-court appeal of the appellant and in upholding the judgment of the Single Judge while directing the compassionate appointment of respondent at a point of time when he was past 44 (forty-four) years of age; 2) Whether there was a lapse of time

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