https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=122853 Compassionate appointment is described as a social-justice measure intended to give immediate relief to a family facing financial distress after an employee's death, and it is not displaced by a family benefit scheme offering monthly support. The scheme is stated not to be a substitute for compassionate appointment because it cannot provide the same immediate solace and assistance. The text also stresses that gratuity has a statutory character under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, and is payable to the employee's heirs on death, so compulsory diversion of gratuity under the scheme is said to be inconsistent with that mandate. Provident fund is similarly characterised as a statutory benefit meant for direct availability to the family. en-us Fri, 05 May 2000 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 15 Feb 2014 16:10:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=122853 Compassionate appointment is described as a social-justice measure intended to give immediate relief to a family facing financial distress after an employee's death, and it is not displaced by a family benefit scheme offering monthly support. The scheme is stated not to be a substitute for compassionate appointment because it cannot provide the same immediate solace and assistance. The text also stresses that gratuity has a statutory character under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, and is payable to the employee's heirs on death, so compulsory diversion of gratuity under the scheme is said to be inconsistent with that mandate. Provident fund is similarly characterised as a statutory benefit meant for direct availability to the family. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 05 May 2000 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=122853