https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=304110 The court held that compassionate appointment is not a vested right but a benefit granted under specific policies, and should be based on the policy in effect at the time of consideration. The employer has the discretion to change policies as needed. The court emphasized that applications should be evaluated based on the current policy to prevent manipulation. In the specific case, the application should have been assessed under the new policy in effect at the time of consideration. The court overruled previous decisions suggesting otherwise and directed prompt processing of such applications for fair treatment. en-us Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 08 Sep 2022 14:52:08 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=304110 The court held that compassionate appointment is not a vested right but a benefit granted under specific policies, and should be based on the policy in effect at the time of consideration. The employer has the discretion to change policies as needed. The court emphasized that applications should be evaluated based on the current policy to prevent manipulation. In the specific case, the application should have been assessed under the new policy in effect at the time of consideration. The court overruled previous decisions suggesting otherwise and directed prompt processing of such applications for fair treatment. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=304110