View of the Supreme Court building in Karnataka.
The state government should take proactive steps to help family members of the deceased employee to apply for appointment for government services for compassionate reasons, especially if the application is submitted by a widow or illiterate family member, the High Court in Karnatation said.
The divisional bench, which includes judge Mohammad Nawaz and justice KS Hemhalekha, approved an order and issued instructions to the government on how to deal with requests for compassionate appointment.
The bench issued instructions when she noticed that the income department did not correspond or acted at the request of the widow of a government employee looking for a compassionate appointment for one of her sons, and later rejected the application submitted by one of the sons, Mahaboob Patel of Kalaburagi.
When directing the government to create a uniform standard operational procedure (SOP) for all departments to solve applications for compassionate meetings, the bench stated that officials should be trained to ensure that there is no procedural forfeiture when processing applications for a compassionate meeting.
“Complex appointment is a matter that a measure for social security is to provide immediate financial relief to surviving families, the state has a high obligation of procedural justice. When the early request is submitted, especially illiterate or widow, the authorities must strictly, transparent and assistance.
30 -day term
Each request for compassionate appointment, whether in the prescribed format or not, must be recognized in writing by the authorities within 30 days, the bench said.
Confirmation, stated that the bench should contain clear communication on the status of the application (incomplete or complete), any defects in the format/documentation, the rights of other dependent persons to be used, and the usable restriction time.
In cases where the applicant is a widow, illiterate or otherwise, the ministry must take proactive steps in order to help them apply in the correct format, and leads them regarding the steps followed by other dependent persons to use.
The bench also ordered that all applications must be decided within a maximum period of 90 days from the date of receipt of the application, and if the application is found, it cannot be maintained, the applicant must immediately be communicated to the applicant.
Published – July 30, 2025 9:15
