Santosh Kumar Dubey vs State Of U.P. &Ors on 18 May, 2009
Santosh Kumar Dubey v. State of U.P.,
(2009) 6 SCC 481
"12. The request for appointment on
compassionate grounds should be reasonable and
proximate to the time of the death of the bread
earner of the family, inasmuch as the very
purpose of giving such benefit is to make
financial help available to the family to overcome
sudden economic crisis occurring in the family of
the deceased who has died in harness. But this,
however, cannot be another source of
recruitment. This also cannot be treated as a
bonanza and also as a right to get an appointment
in government service."