https://www.taxtmi.com/article/detailed?id=5273 Compassionate appointment is a discretionary privilege under an employer's scheme, not heritable property, and must be strictly construed. Statutory presumptions of legitimacy in marriage law that operate to grant rights in parental property cannot be used to expand eligibility for compassionate appointment; entitlement is determined solely by the scheme's defined categories of dependents and cannot be equated with property-based benefits such as pension or gratuity. en-us Tue, 10 Sep 2013 10:15:06 +0530 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 10:15:06 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/article/detailed?id=5273 Compassionate appointment is a discretionary privilege under an employer's scheme, not heritable property, and must be strictly construed. Statutory presumptions of legitimacy in marriage law that operate to grant rights in parental property cannot be used to expand eligibility for compassionate appointment; entitlement is determined solely by the scheme's defined categories of dependents and cannot be equated with property-based benefits such as pension or gratuity. Articles Other Topics Tue, 10 Sep 2013 10:15:06 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/article/detailed?id=5273