Compassionate appointment – Is an exception to the general rule

It is well settled that appointment to public office is required to be made by strictly adhering to the mandatory requirement of the Constitution. compassionate appointment is an exception to the general rule. Provision has been made in order to help the bereaving family immediately, who has lost its bread earner, to tide over the immediate crisis. Compassionate appointment is not a right but a concession. A government/public employment is not a hereditary office. Such provision has been made to provide immediate succor to the dependents of the deceased. Moreover, it is also well settled that the compassionate appointment cannot be claimed as a matter of right especially after a passage of time.

1994 SCeJ 002