https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=464415 The SC allowed the bank's appeal and set aside the HC order directing reconsideration of a compassionate-appointment claim. The Court held compassionate appointment is strictly governed by the employer's scheme and available only where dependants are left in penury; the bank properly considered family pension, terminal benefits, investments and other income and reasonably found the family not without means of livelihood. The HC erred in reweighing the financial sufficiency and could not override the scheme-based decision. en-us Tue, 13 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 29 Oct 2025 10:54:03 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=464415 The SC allowed the bank's appeal and set aside the HC order directing reconsideration of a compassionate-appointment claim. The Court held compassionate appointment is strictly governed by the employer's scheme and available only where dependants are left in penury; the bank properly considered family pension, terminal benefits, investments and other income and reasonably found the family not without means of livelihood. The HC erred in reweighing the financial sufficiency and could not override the scheme-based decision. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 13 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=464415