Employer Cannot Defeat Claim for Compassionate Appointment by Delaying Its Processing: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has ruled that an employer cannot keep an employee's application for voluntary retirement on medical grounds pending until the employee crosses the prescribed age limit and then reject the dependent's claim for compassionate appointment on that basis. The Court held that such an approach would allow an employer to control eligibility through administrative delay, defeating the very purpose of a beneficial welfare scheme. Background of the Case…