Supreme Court Upholds Compassionate Appointment Claims for Municipal Employees Under Specific Circulars. The court held that Circular Nos. 301-Emp., 302-Emp., and 303-Emp. under the West Bengal Regulation of Recruitment in State Government Establishments and Establishments of Public Undertakings, Statutory Bodies, Government Companies and Local Authorities Act, 1999, provide a scheme for compassionate appointments in municipalities, and applications must be considered accordingly, distinguishing municipal employees from State Government employees....
The appeal arose from a batch of cases concerning compassionate appointment claims by heirs of deceased employees of Burdwan, Ranaghat, and Habra Municipalities in West Bengal. The respondents, as wri...
