In Brief
The father of the respondent died while employed with State Bank of India in 2004. The respondent applied for compassionate appointment but before the application could be decided, the bank replaced its compassionate appointment scheme with an ex-gratia payment scheme in 2005. The bank refused to consider the application under the old scheme. The High Court allowed the respondent's writ petition, but the Supreme Court found conflicting precedents on whether pending applications should be governed by the scheme in force when the claim arose or when the application is considered. Finding these principles irreconcilable, the Court remitted the matter to a larger Bench of at least three Judges for definitive resolution."
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