https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=183616 Compassionate appointment was held to be a welfare measure, not a statutory right, so once the employer discontinued the scheme by policy and no rule compelled its continuance, the claim for appointment failed. Statutory gratuity, however, was treated as a protected terminal benefit that cannot be waived, attached, or adjusted against the deceased employee's loan liabilities before payment. The adjustment of gratuity was therefore impermissible, and payment of gratuity was directed, while the compassionate appointment request was rejected. en-us Tue, 20 Dec 2005 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 16 Jun 2016 15:35:18 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=183616 Compassionate appointment was held to be a welfare measure, not a statutory right, so once the employer discontinued the scheme by policy and no rule compelled its continuance, the claim for appointment failed. Statutory gratuity, however, was treated as a protected terminal benefit that cannot be waived, attached, or adjusted against the deceased employee's loan liabilities before payment. The adjustment of gratuity was therefore impermissible, and payment of gratuity was directed, while the compassionate appointment request was rejected. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 20 Dec 2005 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=183616