Tribunal Order on Compassionate Appointment of Adopted Son in Railway Case Upheld: Orissa High Court

The Orissa High Court has refused to interfere with an order passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal, Cuttack, which directed the Railway authorities to reconsider a claim for compassionate appointment made by the adopted son of a deceased railway employee. The Court held that the Tribunal’s reasoning was legally sound and firmly based on settled principles of Hindu adoption law. Bench and Date of Decision The judgment was delivered by…