Anand Kumar Sharma vs State Of U.P. Thru' Secretary And Others on 28 May, 2013
The apex Court itself had occasion to consider the above case of State Bank of India Vs. Jaspal Kaur (supra) in (2010) 11 SCC 661 State Bank of India and another Vs. Raj Kumar. In the said case, the respondent father died on 1.10.2004. Application was made in June 2005 requesting for appointment on compassionate ground. When the application was being processed and verified, compassionate appointment was substituted by SBI scheme of payment of ex-gratia Lumpsum Amount w.e.f. 4.8.2005. The new scheme abolished the compassionate appointment.