https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=462599 A binding settlement under the Industrial Disputes Act governed compassionate appointment, and a non-statutory circular could not impose an inflexible six-month bar to defeat that entitlement, especially where the settlement itself contained no limitation period and the circular allowed relaxation. The settlement also required a male dependent aged 15 years or more at the time of death to be placed on a live roster and considered on attaining majority. Failure to keep the dependent on that roster, and rejection of the claim on minority and shifting grounds, was inconsistent with the settlement and unreasonable. The denial of compassionate appointment was therefore unsustainable, and appointment in terms of the settlement was due. en-us Tue, 18 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 22 Aug 2025 13:15:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=462599 A binding settlement under the Industrial Disputes Act governed compassionate appointment, and a non-statutory circular could not impose an inflexible six-month bar to defeat that entitlement, especially where the settlement itself contained no limitation period and the circular allowed relaxation. The settlement also required a male dependent aged 15 years or more at the time of death to be placed on a live roster and considered on attaining majority. Failure to keep the dependent on that roster, and rejection of the claim on minority and shifting grounds, was inconsistent with the settlement and unreasonable. The denial of compassionate appointment was therefore unsustainable, and appointment in terms of the settlement was due. Case-Laws Income Tax Tue, 18 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=462599