In Brief
A respondent claimed entitlement to compassionate appointment benefits following his father's death, where the father was a work-charged/contingency employee in the Tribal Welfare Department. The Supreme Court held that entitlements for such employees' families are governed by the policy applicable at the date of demise. Work-charged and contingency employees are not entitled to the same compassionate appointment terms as permanent employees. While compassionate appointments are permissible, they provide only minimum pay-scale compensation without increments. The Court allowed the appeal and directed payment of admissible amounts within two months, with simple interest thereafter.
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