Appointment to Higher Post on Compassionate Grounds Not a Matter of Right, Purely a Discretionary Power: Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court

The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh delivered an important judgment regarding compassionate appointment in government service. The Division Bench comprising Justice Sindhu Sharma and Justice Shahzad Azeem held that appointment to a higher post on compassionate grounds cannot be claimed as a matter of right. The Court clarified that such appointments are governed by the Jammu and Kashmir Compassionate Appointment Rules 1994 SRO 43 and the power…