No job guarantee for deceased staffers' kin without policy: SC

The Supreme Court on Wednesday held that compassionate employment provisions are not vested rights but a relief measure aiming to alleviate a family's sudden financial hardship following the death of a government employee.

- Utkarsh Anand

The judgment, by a bench comprising justices AS Oka, Ahsanuddin Amanullah and AG Masih, underscored that such appointments are strictly contingent on statutory policies and guidelines by the authorities concerned and cannot be pressed as an entitlement.