{"id":129521,"date":"2010-03-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-24T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/odedara-vs-state-on-25-march-2010"},"modified":"2018-08-30T19:56:38","modified_gmt":"2018-08-30T14:26:38","slug":"odedara-vs-state-on-25-march-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/odedara-vs-state-on-25-march-2010","title":{"rendered":"Odedara vs State on 25 March, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Gujarat High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Odedara vs State on 25 March, 2010<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_author\">Author: Ks Jhaveri,&amp;Nbsp;<\/div>\n<pre>   Gujarat High Court Case Information System \n\n  \n  \n    \n\n \n \n    \t      \n         \n\t    \n\t\t   Print\n\t\t\t\t          \n\n  \n\n\n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t\n\n\n \n\n\n\t \n\nSCA\/3638\/2010\t 6\/ 6\tORDER \n \n \n\n\t\n\n \n\nIN\nTHE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD\n \n\n \n\n\n \n\nSPECIAL\nCIVIL APPLICATION No. 3638 of 2010\n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n=========================================================\n\n\n \n\nODEDARA\nVIKRAM RAJA - Petitioner(s)\n \n\nVersus\n \n\nSTATE\nOF GUJARAT &amp; 3 - Respondent(s)\n \n\n=========================================================\n \nAppearance : \nMR\nVILAS G GOSWAMY for\nPetitioner(s) : 1, \nGOVERNMENT PLEADER for Respondent(s) : 1, \nNone\nfor Respondent(s) : 2 -\n4. \n=========================================================\n\n\n \n\t  \n\t \n\t  \n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nCORAM\n\t\t\t: \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nHONOURABLE\n\t\t\tMR.JUSTICE KS JHAVERI\n\t\t\n\t\n\n \n\n \n \n\n\n \n\nDate\n: 25\/03\/2010 \n\n \n\n \n \n\n\n \n\nORAL\nORDER<\/pre>\n<p>\t\tBy<br \/>\n\tway of this petition the petitioner has prayed for a  direction to<br \/>\n\tdeclare that the petitioner is eligible and entitled to get<br \/>\n\tappointment on compassionate ground and further  to direct the<br \/>\n\trespondent no.1 to consider the case of  the petitioner on merits<br \/>\n\twithout raising any technical point and give appointment to the<br \/>\n\tpetitioner..\n<\/p>\n<p>\t\tThe<br \/>\n\tbrief facts of the case are as under:-\n<\/p>\n<p>2.1<br \/>\n\t\tThe father of the petitioner was working in respondent no.2 school<br \/>\n\tas a Principal and died on 18.12.2000 during course of employment.<br \/>\n\tThe petitioner had applied for the compassionate appointment on<br \/>\n\t13.2.2001, but the said application came to be turned down by the<br \/>\n\trespondents on the ground that the petitioner was minor.\n<\/p>\n<p>2.2<br \/>\n\t\tAfter attaining the age of majority the petitioner had applied for<br \/>\n\tthe appointment as peon on compassionate ground. The petitioner<br \/>\n\tthereafter moveed to the grievance reddressal programme of Chief<br \/>\n\tMinister vide letter dated 28.8.2007. The respondent no. 3 has<br \/>\n\tinformed the petitioner vide letter dated 7.9.2007 that his proposal<br \/>\n\tis pending for consideration.\n<\/p>\n<p>2.3<br \/>\n\t On 22.7.2008 under the Right to Information Act, the petitioner<br \/>\n\tcame to know from the respondent no.4 that his proposal for<br \/>\n\tcompassionate appointment was turned down by respondent no.1 on<br \/>\n\t8.2.2005.\n<\/p>\n<p>2.4<br \/>\n\t\tBeing aggrieved by the said order, the petitioner approached  the<br \/>\n\tGujarat Secondary Education Tribunal by way of application bearing<br \/>\n\tno. 160 of 2008. Ld. Tribunal after hearing both the parties<br \/>\n\tdirected the respondents to reconsider the case of the petitioner<br \/>\n\tfor compassionate appointment within period of three months.\n<\/p>\n<p>2.5<br \/>\n\t\tSince there was no response from the respondents, the petitioner<br \/>\n\tissued notice on 28.4.2009. The said notice was replied by the<br \/>\n\trespondent vide letter dated 30.5.2009 stating that the in view of<br \/>\n\tG.R. dated 10.3.2000, the case of the petitioner cannot be reviewed<br \/>\n\tand therefore the application of the petitioner came to be rejected.\n<\/p>\n<p>2.6<br \/>\n\t\tBeing aggrieved by the said reply the petitioner has  preferred<br \/>\n\tExecution Application no. 13 of 2009 before the ld. Tribunal and the<br \/>\n\tsaid application  came to be disposed of  holding that the<br \/>\n\trespondent no.1 is State and Tribunal has no jurisdiction against<br \/>\n\tdecision taken by the State. Hence this petition.\n<\/p>\n<p>\tThe issue involved in this petition is squarely covered by the<br \/>\n\tdecision of the Apex Court in the case of State Bank of India and<br \/>\n\tAnr. V\/s. Somvir Singh  reported in (2007)4 SCC 788 wherein the<br \/>\n\tApex Court has observed as under :-\n<\/p>\n<p>\t7.<br \/>\n\t\tArticle 16(1) of the Constitution of India guarantees to all its<br \/>\n\tcitizens equality of opportunity in matters relating to employment<br \/>\n\tor appointment to any office under the State. Article 16(2) protects<br \/>\n\tcitizens against discrimination in respect of any employment or<br \/>\n\toffice under the State  on grounds only of religion, race, caste,<br \/>\n\tsex and descent. It is not so well settled and needs no restatement<br \/>\n\tat our end that appointment on compassionate grounds is an exception<br \/>\n\tcarved out to the general rule that recruitment to public services<br \/>\n\tis to be made in a transparent and accountable manner providing<br \/>\n\topportunity to all eligible persons to compete and participate in<br \/>\n\tthe selection process. Such appointment are required to be made on<br \/>\n\tthe basis of open invitation of application and merit. Departments<br \/>\n\tof employees died in harness do not have any special or additional<br \/>\n\tclaim to public services other than the one conferred, if any, by<br \/>\n\tthe employer.\n<\/p>\n<p>\t9.<br \/>\n\t\tIn Union Bank of India V\/s. M.T. Latheesh this Court while dealing<br \/>\n\twith the similar question observed that indiscriminate grant of<br \/>\n\temployment on compassionate grounds would shut the door for<br \/>\n\temployment to the ever-growing population of unemployed youth.\n<\/p>\n<p>\t13.<br \/>\n\t\tIn our considered opinion, the High Court itself could not have<br \/>\n\tundertaken any exercise to decide as to what would be the reasonable<br \/>\n\tincome which would be sufficient for the family for its survival and<br \/>\n\twhether it had been left in penury or without any means of<br \/>\n\tlivelihood. The only question the High Court  could have adverted<br \/>\n\titself to is whether the decision-making process rejecting the claim<br \/>\n\tof the respondent for compassionate appointment is vitiated ?<br \/>\n\tWhether the order is not in conformity with the scheme framed by the<br \/>\n\tappellant Bank ? It is not even urged that the order passed by the<br \/>\n\tcompetent authority  is not in accordance with the scheme. It is<br \/>\n\twell settled that the hardship of the dependents does not entitle<br \/>\n\tone to compassionate appointment dehors the scheme or the statutory<br \/>\n\tprovisions as the case may e. the income of the family from all<br \/>\n\tsources is required to be taken into consideration according to the<br \/>\n\tscheme which the High Court altogether ignored while remitting the<br \/>\n\tmatter for fresh consideration by the appellant Bank.  It is not  a<br \/>\n\tcase where the dependents of the deceased employee are left  without<br \/>\n\tany means of  livelihood  and unable to make both ends meet. The<br \/>\n\tHigh Court ought not to have disturbed the finding and the<br \/>\n\tconclusion arrived at the appellant Bank that the respondent was not<br \/>\n\tliving hand-to-mouth. As observed by this Court in G.M. (D&amp;PB)<br \/>\n\tv. Kunti Tiwary the High Court cannot dilute the criteria of penury<br \/>\n\tto one of  not very well-to-do  . The  view taken by the<br \/>\n\tDivision Bench of the High Court may amount to varying the existing<br \/>\n\tscheme framed by the appellant Bank. Such a course is impermissible<br \/>\n\tin law.\n<\/p>\n<p>\t\tFurther<br \/>\n\tin  the case of Santosh Kumar Dubey V\/s. State<br \/>\n\tof U.P. And Others reported in (2009)6 Supreme Court Cases 481,the<br \/>\n\tApex Court has observed has observed as under :-\n<\/p>\n<p>\t11.<br \/>\n\t\tThe very concept of giving a compassionate appointment is to tide<br \/>\n\tover the financial difficulties that are faced by the family of the<br \/>\n\tdeceased due to the death  of the earning member of the family.<br \/>\n\tThere is immediate loss of earning for which the family suffers<br \/>\n\tfinancial hardship. The benefit is given so that the family can tide<br \/>\n\tover such financial constrains.\n<\/p>\n<p>\t12.<br \/>\n\t\t The request for appointment  on compassionate grounds should be<br \/>\n\treasonable and proximate to the time of the death of the bread<br \/>\n\tearner of the family, inasmuch as the very purpose of giving such<br \/>\n\tbenefit is to make financial help available to the family to<br \/>\n\tovercome sudden economic crisis occurring in the family of the<br \/>\n\tdeceased who has died in harness. But  this, however, cannot be<br \/>\n\tanother source of recruitment. This also cannot be treated as a<br \/>\n\tbonanza and also as a right to get an appointment in government<br \/>\n\tservice.\n<\/p>\n<p>\t\t On<br \/>\n\tthe facts of the case I am of the view that when the family is<br \/>\n\tsurvived for a decade without compassionate appointment there is no<br \/>\n\tneed of any compassionate appointment. Further in view of the above<br \/>\n\tdecisions I do not find any merits in this petition. The petition is<br \/>\n\ttherefore dismissed.\n<\/p>\n<p>[K.S.Jhaveri,J.]<\/p>\n<p>*Himansu<\/p>\n<p>\t\t   \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\t\t   Top<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gujarat High Court Odedara vs State on 25 March, 2010 Author: Ks Jhaveri,&amp;Nbsp; Gujarat High Court Case Information System Print SCA\/3638\/2010 6\/ 6 ORDER IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION No. 3638 of 2010 ========================================================= ODEDARA VIKRAM RAJA &#8211; Petitioner(s) Versus STATE OF GUJARAT &amp; 3 &#8211; Respondent(s) ========================================================= Appearance [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-129521","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gujarat-high-court","category-high-court"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Odedara vs State on 25 March, 2010 - Free Judgements of Supreme Court &amp; 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