Sanjeev Kumar v. State of Haryana and Others

106o(4ocases)o o o INoTHEoHIGHoCOURToOFoPUNJABoANDoHARYANAoo AToCHANDIGARHo o LPA-1675-2024o(O&M)o DateoofoDecision:o11.11.2025o o SanjeevoKumaro o oo o o o o …Appellantoo Vs.oo StateoofoHaryanaoandoothersoo o o o o …Respondentso LPA-1925-2024oo(O&M)o DateoofoDecision:o11.11.2025o o TarunoGagatoo o oo o o o o …Appellantoo Vs.oo StateoofoHaryanaoandoothersoo o o o o …Respondentso o LPA-2720-2024o(O&M)o DateoofoDecision:o11.11.2025o o SurenderoPalo o oo o o o o …Appellantoo Vs.oo StateoofoHaryanaoandoothersoo o o o o …Respondentso o LPA-712-2025oo(O&M)o DateoofoDecision:o11.11.2025o o DevenderoSingho@oDavenderoSinghoo o o o …Appellantoo Vs.oo StateoofoHaryanaoandoothersoo o o o o …Respondentso o CORAM:oo HON'BLEoMR.oJUSTICEoASHWANIoKUMARoMISHRAo o o HON'BLEoMR.oJUSTICEoROHIToKAPOORo o Present:o Mr.oRajivoAtmaoRam,oSr.oAdvocateowithoo Ms.oShreyaoKaushik,oAdvocateoforotheoappellant(s)oo o o LPA-1675-2024o(O&M)oandoconnectedocasesoo o[2]o o inoLPA-1675-2024.oo o Mr.oOmkaroChauhan,oAdvocateoforotheoappellantoinoLPA-712-2025.o o Mr.oD.S.oPatwalia,oSr.oAdvocateowithoo Mr.oAyushoGupta,oAdvocateoforotheoappellanto inoLPA-2720-o2024.oo o Mr.oMangeshoGoel,oAdvocateoforotheoappellantoo inoLPA-1925-2024.o o Mr.oSanjeevoKaushik,oAddl.oA.G.oHaryanaowitho Mr.oSaurabhoMohunta,oAddl.oA.G.oHaryana.o o Mr.oAmitoJhanji,oSr.oAdvocateowitho Mr.oShashankoShekharoSharma,oAdvocateoando Mr.oNiteshoJhajhria,oAdvocateoandoo Mr.oAkhiloGodara,oAdvocateofororespondentoNo.5oinoLPA-2720o ofo2024oandoLPA-712-2025.o o Mr.oR.K.oMalik,oSr.oAdvocateowithoo Mr.oVarunveeroChauhan,oAdvocateofororespondentsoNo.3otoo8oo inoLPA-1675-2024o&oLPA-1925-2024.o o o o ***o ooo ooooooooooooo o o o oooo ASHWANIoKUMARoMISHRA,oJ.o(Oral)o

1.oo o Theoabove-saidofouroappealsoariseooutoofoaocommonojudgmentoofo theolearnedoSingleoJudgeodatedo07.05.2024,owhereby,otheowritopetitionsofiledo byotheoprivateorespondentsohaveobeenoallowedoandotheobenefitoofoappointmento toohigheropostowithoretrospectiveoeffectograntedoinofavouroofotheoappellants,oono compassionateoground,ohasobeenosetoaside.o

2.o o Allotheseofouroappealsohaveobeenoheardotogetheroandoareobeingo disposedoofobyowayoofothisocommonoorder.oWeoareootherwiseoinformedothato thereo iso observationomadeo byo theo Hon'bleo Supremeo Courto foro expeditiouso disposalo ofo theseo appeals,o containedo ino Specialo Leaveo too Appealo (Civil)o No.1145-4oando1145-5oofo2025,odecidedoono02.05.2025.o

3.o o Thiso againo iso ao classico caseo ofo misplacedo sympathyo beingo extendedotoocompassionateoappointeesobyograntingothemobenefitoofoaohighero o o LPA-1675-2024o(O&M)oandoconnectedocasesoo o[3]o o posto aftero nearlyo 20o yearso ofo theiro havingo acquiescedo too theo initialo appointmento offeredo ono ao lowero post.o Too whato extento sympathieso cano beo stretchedo notwithstandingo theo authoritativeo pronouncemento ofo lawo ono theo natureo ofo compassionateo appointmento byo theo Hon'bleo Supremeo Courto ino UmeshoKumaroNagpaloVs.oStateoofoHaryanao1994o(4)oSCCo138,orequireso examination.oTheosympathyoextendedobyotheoStateoisotoosuchoextentothatotheo longostandingoseniorityoonotheohigheropostoisoalsoodislodged.oo

4.o o Ino ordero too appreciateo theo controversy,o certainobasico factso areo requiredotoobeonoticedoatotheooutset.oo

4.1o Appellantso beforeo uso areo compassionateo appointees,o namelyo(i)oSanjeevoKumar,o(ii)oTarunoGagat,o(iii)oSurenderoPalo ando(iv)oDevenderoSingho@oDavenderoSingh.oo

4.2oo Soo faro aso Surendero Palo iso concerned,o hiso fathero waso ao DeputyoForestoRangerowhoodiedoono02.09.1982.oAtotheotimeoofo deathoofotheofatheroofoSurenderoPal,oheowasoallegedlyoaominor.oHeo waso offeredo compassionateo appointmento too theo posto ofo Foresto Guardo ono 07.03.1996.o Thiso appointmento waso acceptedo byo Surendero Palo ando heo continuedo too worko aso such.o Subsequento promotionso wereo alsoo grantedo too himo basedo upono hiso initialo appointmento ono theo posto ofo Foresto Guard.o However,o ono

15.07.2020,o heo madeo ao representationo statingo thato hiso initialo appointmentoonotheopostoofoForestoGuardowasocontraryotootheo governmentopolicyoandothatoheowasoentitledotoobeoappointedoono theopostoofoForester.oThisorepresentationowasoconsideredoandotheo Principalo Chiefo Conservatoro ofo Forestso video ao detailedo replyo madeotootheoStateoGovernment,oopposedotheoclaimomadeoinotheo o o LPA-1675-2024o(O&M)oandoconnectedocasesoo o[4]o o representationo ono theo groundo thato compassionateo appointmento wasonotoaosubstantiveorightoandothatoonceosuchoappointmentohado beenoaccepted,otheoprincipleoofoacquiescenceowouldocomeointoo playo ando consequentlyo ao subsequento claimo foro retrospectiveo appointmentotooanoupgradedopostowasoimpermissible.oHowever,o thisoobjectionoofotheoPrincipaloChiefoConservatoroofoForestsohado notobeenoacceptedobyotheoStateoGovernmentowhichoproceededotoo retrospectivelyo upgradeo compassionateo appointmento offeredo too Surendero Palo too theo posto ofo Forestero fromo theo posto ofo Foresto Guard.o Theo ordero byo whicho sucho benefito waso accordedo i.e.o

30.09.2020,ocameotoobeochallengedobyoprivateorespondents/writo petitionersoinoaowritopetitionoonotheogroundothatotheoconsequentialo seniority,odeterminedolongoback,ostoodoalteredotootheiroprejudice.oo

4.3oo Soofaroasoappellanto–oDevenderoSingho@oDavenderoSingh,o isoconcerned,ohisofatherowasoalsooaoDeputyoForestoRanger,owhoo diedoinoharnessoono24.09.1988.oBasedouponoanoapplicationomadeo byo Devendero Singho @o Davendero Singh,o heo waso offeredo compassionateo appointmento ono theo posto ofo Foresto Guardo ono

25.02.1992.oDevenderoSingho@oDavenderoSinghothenomadeoao representationo statingo thato heo shouldo haveo beeno appointedo aso Forester.oThisoclaimowasoacceptedovideoorderodatedo16.05.1996.o Heo waso subsequentlyo promotedo aso Deputyo Foresto Rangero ono

16.01.2013oandoForestoRangeroono10.06.2024.oByoorderodatedo

30.09.2020,ocompassionateoappointmentoofoDevenderoSingho@o DavenderoSingh,owasoup-gradedotootheopostoofoDeputyoForesto Rangero w.e.f.o 25.02.1992o witho allo consequentialo benefitso o o LPA-1675-2024o(O&M)oandoconnectedocasesoo o[5]o o includingosubsequentopromotion,owhichowasochallengedobyotheo privateorespondents/writopetitionersoinowritopetitionoonosimilaro groundoi.e.ounsettlingoofolongostandingoseniorityoandoalsooonotheo groundothatoonceoinitialoappointmentoofferedoonocompassionateo groundowasoaccepted,oappellanto–oDevenderoSingho@oDavendero Singh,o hado acquiescedo too theo appointmento ando ao subsequento prayero foro up-gradationo aftero moreo thano twoo decadeso waso impermissible.oo

4.4oo Similarly,otheofatheroofoappellanto–oSanjeevoKumarodiedoono

17.07.1992.oHeowasoofferedoaocompassionateoappointmentotootheo postoofoForestoGuardoono07.03.1996.oInotheonormalocourseoofohiso working,o heo acquiredo promotiono too theo posto ofo Forestero ono

01.08.2017.oHowever,oonoaorepresentationomadeonearlyoafterotwoo decades,otheocompassionateoappointmentoonotheopostoofoForesto Guard,o hado beeno upgradedo too theo posto ofo Forestero w.e.f.o

07.03.1996,ovideoorderodatedo08.01.2021,owhichowasoimpugnedo beforeotheolearnedoSingleoJudgeobyotheoprivateorespondents/owrito petitioners.ooo

4.5o Similarly,o fathero ofo appellanto –o Taruno Gagato diedo ono

22.02.1999.oHeowasoofferedocompassionateoappointmentoonotheo posto ofo Foresto Guardo ono 02.06.1999.o Ono theo strengtho ofo hiso appointmento ono compassionateo ground,o Taruno Gagato securedo promotionotootheopostoofoDeputyoForestoRangeroono03.03.2019.o Heomadeoaosubsequentorepresentationoforoupgradingohisoinitialo appointment,o whicho waso allowedo video impugnedo ordero datedo

01.09.2020,owherebyotheocompassionateoappointmentoofferedotoo o o LPA-1675-2024o(O&M)oandoconnectedocasesoo o[6]o o Taruno Gagato ono 22.02.1999,o waso upgradedo too theo posto ofo Forestero alongo witho allo consequentialo benefits.o Theseo orderso cameotoobeoassailedobeforeotheolearnedoSingleoJudge.oo

5.oo o TheolearnedoSingleoJudgeohasogoneointootheofactsoofotheocaseo extensivelyoandohasoobservedothatoofferingoofocompassionateoappointmentoiso notoaomatterooforightobutoisoaoconcessionograntedobyotheoemployeroonlyotootideo overotheosuddenodifficultyofacedobyotheofamilyodueotoodeathoofotheosoleobreado earner.oSuchoappointmentsosinceoareoinotheonatureoofoconcessionoasosuchonoo vestedorightoisocreatedoinofavouroofosuchoemployeeotooclaimoappointmentotooao higheropost.oo

6.o o Itowasofurtheroheldothatoonceocompassionateoappointmentowaso grantedo ono theo posto ofo Foresto Guard,o too allo fouro appellantso ando theyo acquiescedotooitobyoacceptingosuchoappointmentowithoutoanyodemuroasosucho theo appellantso wouldo beo estoppedo fromo makingo representationo oro seekingo retrospectiveoup-gradationoonoaohigheropost.oo

7.o oo Theo learnedo Singleo Judgeo haso alsoo observedo thato thereo iso noo principleo ofo lawo ono whicho theo claimo ofo appellantso foro retrospectiveo up-gradationoaftero20oyearsocouldobeoallowedosooasotoounsettleotheolongostandingo seniorityo ono theo highero posts.o Theo learnedo Singleo Judgeo haso alsoo madeo observationsothatotheomanneroinowhichosuchoreliefohasobeenograntedotootheo appellantsorequiredoaodeeperoprobeointootheoroleoofotheoOfficersowhoohaveo grantedosuchobenefit.oo

8.oo o Beforeo proceedingo further,oito wouldobeowortho referringotoo theo governmento instructionso datedo 03.11.1988,o whicho providedo foro granto ofo compassionateoappointmentoandowasotheobasisoofoacceptanceoofoclaimoofotheo appellantsobyotheoStateoGovernment.oTheogovernmentoorderohasoalreadyobeeno o o LPA-1675-2024o(O&M)oandoconnectedocasesoo o[7]o o reproducedobyotheolearnedoSingleoJudge,owhichoforotheosakeoofoconvenience,oiso extractedohereinafter:-oo "No.16/21/88-6oG.S.IIo Fromo ChiefoSecretary,oGovernmentoofoHaryana.o Too

1.oAllotheoHeadoofoDepartmentsoinoHaryana.o

2.Commission,oAmbalaoandoHisaroDivision.o

3.oAlloDeputyoCommissioneroandoSunoDivisionaloOfficero (Civil)o

4.o Registraro Punjabo ando Haryanao Higho Court,o Chandigarho Datedo03.11.1988o Subject:-o Too provideo jobso ando othero facilitieso too theo familieso ofo Governmento servantso whoo diedo duringo theo serviceoperiod.o Sir,oo Iohaveobeenodirectedotoobringoyouroattentionotootheoaboveo subjectotooHaryanaoGovernmentoCircularoNo.16/21/88-6o G.S.IIodatedo09.09.1985oandotoosayothatotheoGovernmento hasobeenoreceivingomayosuchocasesowhereotheofamilyoofotheo deceasedo makeso ao requesto aftero ao longo timeo too provideo jobsoandootherofacilities.oAfteroconsideringothisomatter,oito haso beeno decidedo thato ino futureo ino thoseo cases,o employmento ando financialo assistanceo willo noto beo considered.oWhereosuchoprayerowillonotobeoreceivedofromo theofamilyoofotheodeceasedowithinothreeoyearsoofohisodeath.o Inocasesowhereotheopersonoconcerned,otoowhomotheofacilityo ofoemploymentoisotoobeogiven,oisostillominor,otheoprayero regardingothisoshouldoalsooreachotheoGovernmentowithino threeo ofo theo deatho ofo theo employeeo foro consideration/decision.o Thiso decisiono willo beo applicableo fromotheodateoofoissueoofothisoletteroandotheocasesowhicho o o LPA-1675-2024o(O&M)oandoconnectedocasesoo o[8]o o alreadyo beeno receivedo willo beo dealto witho aso pero theo existingoinstructions.o Apartofromothis,oitohasoalsoobeenodecidedothatoinofutureo onlyo thoseo familyo memberso ofo theo deceasedo willo beo consideredofororecruitmentoofocategory-IIopostsowhereotheo personoconcernedohasotechnicaloqualificationsoM.B.B.S.,o B.E.,oB.Tech.,oB.B.Soetc.oandoheocanobeopostedoonlyoono Category-IIopostsooroabove.oInotheorestoofotheocases,onoo considerationo shouldo beo giveno too theo appointmento ofo gazettedo postso ando consideringo theo eligibilityo ofo theo applicant,otheoproposaloshouldobeosentotootheogovernmento toofilloonlyocategory-IIIoando4oposts.oo Pleaseostrictlyofollowotheseoordersoandoacknowledgmentoofo thisoletteroshouldoalsoobeosentotootheogovernment.o Sd/-o DeputyoSecretary,oProtocolo For,oChiefoSecretary,oHaryanaoGovernment."oo o

9.oo o Theogovernmentoinstructionsodatedo03.11.1988orecordsothato'ino futureobelatedorequestoforoemploymentoandofinancialoassistanceowillonotobeo consideredo buto pendingo requestso wereo too beo examined.o Considerationo foro appointmento againsto Category-IIo postso waso madeo permissibleo ino certaino exigency.oTheopolicyoappearsotoohaveobeenodrawnoasoperotheospiritoofolawo relatingo too granto ofo compassionateo appointmento inasmucho aso theo positiono whichostandsosettledobyonow,ogoesocounterotoosuchoprovisions.oItoisonowowello settledo thato compassionateo appointmento cano beo offeredo onlyo ino caseso ofo financialostringenciesoandowhenosuchoclaimsoareopromptlyolodged.oWeomayo referotootheojudgmentoofotheoHon'bleoSupremeoCourtoinooCanaraoBankovs.o AjithkumaroG.K.o2025oSCCoOnLineoSCo290,owhereinotheoCourtohasomadeo theofollowingoobservationsoinoparagrapho45,owhichoreadsoasounder:-o o o LPA-1675-2024o(O&M)oandoconnectedocasesoo o[9]o o "45.oTheoratioodecidendioofoallotheseodecisionsohaveotoobeoreadoino harmonyo too achieveo theo nobleo goalo ofo givingo succouro too theo dependantsoofotheoemployeeodying-in-harness,owhooareogenuinelyo inoneed,oandonotowithotheoaimoofogivingothemoaopostoforoanothero post.o Oneo haso too remembero ino thiso connectiono theo cautiono soundedoinoUmeshoKumaroNagpalo(supra)othatoasoagainstotheo destituteo familyo ofo theo deceasedo thereo areo millionso ofo othero familiesowhichoareoequally,oifonotomore,odestitute."o o

10.oo o Theogovernmentoinstructionsodatedo03.11.1988ohaveobeenodealto witho byo theolearnedoSingleoJudgeoino parao No.26o ando 27oofotheoimpugnedo judgment,owhichoreadsoasounder:-o "26.oAobareoperusaloofotheoaboveopolicyowouldoshowothatoitowaso onlyo mentionedo thato whereo theo technicalo qualificationso haveo beeno obtainedo byo theo candidateo seekingo compassionateo appointmentolikeoM.B.B.S.,oB.E.,oB.oTech.,oB.B.Soetc,otheyoshouldo beogivenoaotechnicalopostocommensurateotootheiroqualifications.o Withoregardotootheorestoofotheocases,oitowasomentionedothatotheo considerationoshouldoonlyobeogivenoforofillingoupoClass-IIIoando Class-IVoposts.oo

27.o Ino theo presento case,o theo privateo respondentso hado alreadyo beenogivenoClass-IIIopostoofoForestoGuard.oOnce,oClass-IIIopost,o whicho waso theo entitlemento undero theo Instructionso datedo

03.11.1988ohadoalreadyobeenogivenotootheoprivateorespondents,o theoprivateorespondentsocannotoagitateothatotheyowereonotogiveno benefitoforowhich,otheyowereoentitledoforounderotheoinstructions,o whicho wereo applicableo ato theo timeo ofo deatho ofo theo employeeo concernedoforotheograntoofocompassionateoappointment."o o

11.o o ItoisonotoanoissueothatotheopostoofoForestoGuardoisoaoClass-IIIopost.o Ino termso ofo theo applicableo policy,o compassionateo appointmento couldo haveo beeno offeredo onlyo ono Class-IIIo oro Class-IVo post.o Offeringo ofo highero appointmentoonoaotechnicalopostowasoanoexceptionoandowasointendedotoodealo o o LPA-1675-2024o(O&M)oandoconnectedocasesoo o[10]o o withosuchoapplicantsowhoohadoqualificationsolikeoMBBS,oB.E.,oB.Tech.oetc.o andotheoapparentoideaowasotoobetteroutilizeotheoservicesoofosuchotechnicallyo trainedomanpowerowhileoofferingothemocompassionateoappointments.oo

12.oo o Theopolicyocontainedoinotheonotificationodatedo03.11.1988,odoeso noto provideo foro granto ofo highero appointmento aso ao mattero ofo routine.o Theo appointmento offeredo too theo appellantso ono theo posto ofo Foresto Guardo was,o therefore,oanoappropriateoappointmentowhichocouldohaveobeenoofferedoatothato pointoofotime.oMoreoso,oallotheoappellantsoacceptedotheoappointmentoandoalsoo joinedopursuantotooit.oOnceothatowasodoneoalmostotwoodecadesoago,oweofailotoo understando asotoo whyo theo subsequento representationso foro retrospectiveo up-gradationoonocompassionateoappointmentocouldobeoclaimedobyotheoappellants.oo

13.o o Ono theo aspecto relatingo too entitlemento ofo ao persono seekingo compassionateoappointmentoforoup-gradationohasobeenocrystallizedolongobacko byotheoHon'bleoSupremeoCourtoinotheocaseoofoStateoofoRajasthanovs.oShrio UmraooSingho1994o(6)oSCCo560,owhereinopreviousojudgmentoarisingooutoofo StateoofoHaryanaovs.oNareshoKumaroBalio(1994)o4oSCCo448,owasoreferredo tooandoreliedoupon.oTheoHon'bleoSupremeoCourtoinoUmraooSinghocaseo(supra)o referredotootheorecruitmentorulesoframedobyotheoStateoofoHaryanaoforograntoofo compassionateoappointmentoandoopinedothatoonceotheocandidateoacceptedoano appointmento ofo lowero post,o hiso righto too beo consideredo ono compassionateo groundo iso consummated.o Noo questiono ofo furthero considerationo foro compassionateo appointmento wouldo evero arise.o Theo Courto heldo so,o authoritatively,oinoparaoNo.8oofotheojudgment,owhichoreadsoasounder:-o "8.o Admittedlyo theo respondent'so fathero diedo ino harnesso whileo workingoasoSub-Inspector,oCIDo(SpecialoBranch)oono16-3-1988.o Theo respondento filedo ano applicationo ono 8-4-1988o foro hiso appointmentoonocompassionateogroundoasoSub-InspectorooroLDCo o o LPA-1675-2024o(O&M)oandoconnectedocasesoo o[11]o o accordingotootheoavailabilityoofovacancy.oOnoaoconsiderationoofo hisoplea,oheowasoappointedotootheopostoofoLDCobyoorderodatedo14-12-1989.oHeoacceptedotheoappointmentoasoLDC.oTherefore,otheo righto toobeo consideredo forotheo appointmentoono compassionateo groundo waso consummated.o Noo furthero considerationo ono compassionateogroundowouldoeveroarise.oOtherwise,oitowouldobeo aocaseoofo"endlessocompassion".oEligibilityotoobeoappointedoaso Sub-InspectoroofoPoliceoisooneothing,otheoprocessoofoselectionoiso yetoanotherothing.oMerelyobecauseoofotheoso-calledoeligibility,otheo learnedoSingleoJudgeoofotheoHighoCourtowasopersuadedotootheo viewothatodirectionobeoissuedounderoprovisootooRuleo5oofoRuleso whichohasonooapplicationotootheofactsoofothisocase."o o

14.oo o TheoJudgmentoinoUmraooSinghocaseo(supra)ohasobeenofollowedo byotheolearnedoSingleoJudgeoofothisoCourtoinoJangoBahaduroSinghovs.oStateo ofo Punjabo ando otherso 2013o SCCo OnLineo Po &o Ho 25,o ,o aso alsoo byo theo DivisionoBenchoofothisoCourtoinoPremoPaloSharmaovs.oStateoofoHaryanao 2008o(4)oSCTo483.oInoPremoLaloSharmaocaseo(supra)orelianceohasobeenoplacedo onotheojudgmentoofotheoHon'bleoSupremeoCourtoinoUmeshoKumaroNagpalo (supra).oo

15.o o Ino viewo ofo theo settledo propositiono ino lawo aso pero whicho ao subsequento claimo foro up-gradationo wouldo noto beo maintainableo onceo theo compassionateoappointeeoacceptsotheoappointmentoonoaoloweropost.oWeofailotoo understandoasotoohowoaorepresentationocouldobeomadeoafteronearlyotwoodecadeso ofoacceptingotheocompassionateoappointmentoonoaoloweropost.oInoouroopinion,o theoappointmentowasootherwiseonotoonoaoloweropostobutowasocommensurateo withotheoappointmentotoowhichotheoappellantsowereoentitledoto.o

16.oo o Mr.oRajivoAtmaoRam,oSenioroAdvocate,ohasoplacedorelianceoono theojudgmentoofoFulloBenchoofothisoCourtoinoKrishnaoKumariov.oStateoofo Haryanaoandootherso2012o(2)oSCTo736,ojudgmentoofotheoHon'bleoSupremeo o o LPA-1675-2024o(O&M)oandoconnectedocasesoo o[12]o o CourtoinotheocaseoofoSuryaoKantoKadamovs.oStateoofoKarnatakao2002o(9)o SCCo 445,o aso alsoo theo judgmento ofo theo Divisiono Bencho ofo thiso Courto ino Gulbaharovs.oStateoofoPunjabo2002o(2)oSCTo124,oasowelloasotheojudgmentoofo theolearnedoSingleoJudgeoinocertainocases,otoocontendothatoup-gradationoofo compassionateoappointeeowouldobeopermissibleowhereoitoisoshownothatoanyo discriminationohadobeenometedooutobyotheoemployerowhileoextendingosucho benefit.o Learnedo Senioro Advocateo alsoo submitso thato theo appellantso hado referredotootheocaseoofoSushiloKumaroandoGopaloKrishanotoosubmitothatoonceo theseo personso wereo grantedo compassionateo appointmento ono theo posto ofo Forester,otheosubsequentoofferingoofoappointmentoonotheopostoofoForestoGuard,o waso impermissibleo and,o therefore,o theo Stateo waso wello withino itso rightso too rectifyo itso mistakeo byo appropriatelyo upgradingo theo posto too whicho theo appellantso wereo entitledo to.o Theo submissionso raisedo ono behalfo ofo theo appellantsocannotobeoacceptedoeitheroinolawooroonofacts.oo

17.oo o Weo haveo alreadyo noticedo thato theo compassionateo appointmento wasoonceograntedotootheoappellantsoonotheopostoofoForestoGuardoandotheyo acceptedo sucho appointment,o ito waso clearlyo noto openo foro theseo personso too subsequentlyo comeo upo witho ao caseo ofo up-gradation.o Theo basico principleso whichohaveotoobeoborneoinomindoareo'acquiescence'oando'estoppel'.oItohasotoo beoclearlyounderstoodothatocompassionateoappointmentoisonotoaolegallyovestedo rightoandoisomerelyoinotheonatureoofoaoconcessionotootheofamilyomembersoino distressodueotoountimelyodeathoofotheosoleobreadoearner.oGrantoofosuchobenefito isootherwiseointendedotoodealowithoandoimmediacyowhichohasobeenofallenoono theo familyo ino distress.o Theo concessiono whicho persuadeso theoStateo toooffero compassionateoappointmentois,otherefore,odirectlyolinkedotootheoimmediacyoofo causeoasoalsootheostringencies/destitutionowhichoprovidesotheojustificationoforo o o LPA-1675-2024o(O&M)oandoconnectedocasesoo o[13]o o offeringosuchoappointment.oItoisoforothisoreasonothatowayobackoino1994oino UmeshoKumaroNagpalocaseo(supra),otheoHon'bleoSupremeoCourtoclarifiedothato sucho appointmento cannoto beo claimedo aftero inordinateo delayo noro sucho appointmentocanobeoclaimedoasoaomatterooforightoonoanyobasis.oTheolawoinothato regardohasobeenospecificallyoreflectedoinoaoplethoraoofojudgmentsowhichoweo notoneedotooreferotooasoitowouldorequireounnecessaryoburdenoonoouroopinion.oo

18.oo o Soo faro aso theo caseo ofo Suryao Kanto Kadamo caseo (supra)o iso concerned,otheoimportoofotheojudgmentohasobeenodealtowithobyotheolearnedo SingleoJudgeoinoparagraphoNo.23oofotheoimpugnedojudgment,owhichoreadsoaso under:-o "23.oWithoregardotootheoclaimoinoSuryaoKantoKadamo(supra)o,oao claimo waso raisedo thato theo appellanto thereino waso giveno compassionateoappointmentoonotheopostoofoclerkoevenothough,oheo hado appliedo foro theoposto ofoSub-Inspectoro ofo Exciseo whereas,o certainootheropersonsowhoowereoalsooappointedoonotheosaidoposto onocompassionateogroundoandoappointmentoofowhomowereoolatero inodateoinocomparisonotootheoappellantothereinowereoappointedo ono theo saido posto ofo subo Inspectoro ignoringo theo claimo ofo theo appellantotherein,owhoohadoaobetterorightothanothem.oItowasoundero theseocircumstances,oHon'bleoSupremeoCourtoofoIndiaohasoheldo thatoonce,oappellantothereinohadoaobetteroclaimoonotheopostowhicho wasoofferedotoootherosimilarlyosituatedoemployeesowhoowereoalsoo appointedo ono compassionateo groundo ando whoo wereo junioro too appellant,oinolightoofowhich,oaodirectionowasogivenotooappointo appellantothereinoonotheopostoofoSuboInspector,oExcise.oHowevero theosameowasoalsoostatedotoobeograntedoprospectively.oWhereas,o inotheopresentocase,ofactsoareoentirelyodifferent.oInotheopresento case,othatochallengeotootheoappointmentoofoprivateorespondentsoiso fromo theo regularlyo appointedo employeeso ando ino termso ofo theo settledoprincipleoofolawonotedohereinbeforeoitocannotobeosaidothato o o LPA-1675-2024o(O&M)oandoconnectedocasesoo o[14]o o theoprivateorespondentsohadoaobetteroclaimoinocomparisonotoothato oforegularlyoselectedoemployees."o o

19.oo o Similarly,otheojudgmentoinotheocaseoofoCiviloAppealoNo.3311-1990otitledoasoKamalaoGaindovs.oStateoofoPunjaboandoothersodecidedoono

21.07.1990,o haso alsoo beeno dealto witho byo theo learnedo Singleo Judgeo ino paragraphsoNo.21oando22,owhichoreadsoasounder:-o "21.oInotheocaseoofoKamalaoGaindo(supra),onothingohasocomeoono recordothatotheosonoofotheoappellantothereinohadoacceptedotheo appointment,o whicho waso beingo offeredo too himo ando upono non-grantoofotheoentitledopost,opetitionerothereinochallengedotheosaido actoofotheoStateobeforeotheoHon'bleoCourtoforthwith,owhichoclaimo wasothenoacceptedokeepingoinoviewotheofactothatocaseowasomadeo out.oKamalaoGaindo(supra)oisonotoaocaseoofoupgradationoofoposto afteroacceptanceoofoaoparticularopostoonocompassionateogroundo hence,ocannotobeomadeoapplicableoinotheofactsoandocircumstanceso ofothisocase.oo

22.oInotheopresentocase,oinocase,otheoprivateorespondentsowereonoto happyowithotheoofferoofotheoappointmentoasogivenotoothemoinitiallyo onocompassionateogroundoasoForestoGuard,otheyoshouldonotohaveo acceptedotheosaidoofferoandoshouldohaveoagitatedotheosameoaso doneo ino theo caseo ofo Kamalao Gaindo buto once,o theo privateo respondentsoacceptedotheooffer,onoobenefitoofoappointmentoonoao higheropostocanobeogivenotoothemoandothatotoooafteroaoperiodoofo moreothanotwoodecadesoofoworkingoonoaoloweropostoasogivenotoo themoinitiallyoonocompassionateoground."o o

20.oo o Weo findo ourselveso too beo entirelyo ino agreemento witho theo interpretationo madeo byo theo learnedo Singleo Judgeo whileo interpretingo ando distinguishingotheojudgmentoofotheoHon'bleoSupremeoCourtoinotheocaseoofo SuryaoKantoKadamocaseo(supra).oWeomayoalsootakeonoteoofotheoobjectiono recordedobyotheoChiefoConservatoroofoForestowhileodealingowithotheocaseoofo o o LPA-1675-2024o(O&M)oandoconnectedocasesoo o[15]o o Devendero Singho @o Davendero Singh.o TheoPrincipalo Chiefo Conservatoro ofo Forestsohasoobservedoasounder:-o "TheorelevantofactsorelatingotoothisocaseoareothatoSh.oDevendero Singh,o Dy.o Rangero hado submittedo ano applicationo statingo thato upono demiseo ofo hiso fathero lateo Sh.o Shyamo Singho whoo waso workingo aso Dy.o Rangero (dateo ofo deatho 24.12.1988),o heo waso initiallyoappointedoasoForestoGuardoonocompassionateoground.o Latero on,o theo saido appointmento waso changedo too theo posto ofo ForesterovideoofficeoorderoNo.o46odatedo6.05.1996owhichowaso subsequentlyoagainomodifiedoandoheowasopostedoasoForesteroono compassionateogroundowithoeffectofromo25.02.1992o(videoordero No.o53odatedo26.05.2019).oTheoapplicantohasonowotakenoaopleao thatosinceoheowasoholdingoappropriateoeducationaloqualificationo forotheopostoofoDy.oRangeroatotheotimeoofodeathoofohisofather;oheo shouldohaveobeenogivenocompassionateoappointmentoonotheoposto ofo Dy.o Rangero ino accordanceo witho theo provisiono ofo CompassionateoPolicyoprevailingoatothatotimeo(notificationodatedo

3.11.1988).o Theoapplicationorequiresotoobeofiledoforotheofollowingoreasons:-o

(i)oUponodemiseoofohisofatherolateoSh.oShyamoSingh.oDy.oRangero ono 24.12.1988,o Smt.o Murtio Devio W/oo deceasedo employeeo hado submittedoanoapplicationotooappointoherosonoSh.oDevenderoSingho asoDy.oRangeroonocompassionateoground.oSh.oDevenderoSingho waso howevero appointedo aso Foresto Guardo ono compassionateo groundovideoorderodatedo25.02.o1992.oSmt.oMurtioDeviohadoagaino submittedoanoappealorequestingothatoSh.oDevenderoSinghoshouldo beoappointedoonotheopostoofoForesteroandosubsequentlyotakingo cognizanceo ofo thiso application.o Sh.o Devendero Singho waso appointedo aso Forestero video officeo ordero No.o 46o datedo

16.05.1996.o

(ii)oTheoapplicantoSh.oDevenderoSinghohadoagainosubmittedoano applicationo datedo 12.09.2008o requestingo thereino thato hiso appointmentotootheopostoofotheoForesteroshouldobeodoneofromotheo dateo ono whicho heo waso appointedo aso Foresto Guardo ono o o LPA-1675-2024o(O&M)oandoconnectedocasesoo o[16]o o compassionateoground.oAfteroexaminationoofotheosaidoappealoSh.o DevenderoSinghowasogivenoappointmentoonotheopostoofoForestero fromo25.02.1992,otheodateoonowhichoheowasoappointedoasoForesto Guard.o Therefore,o requiredo reliefo i.e.o compassionateo appointmentooneostepobelowothanotheopostoholdobyotheodeceasedo employeeohasoalreadyobeenograntedotooSh.oDevenderoSingh.o

(iii)o Ino accordanceo witho theo provisionso ofo compassionateo appointmento aso containedo ino notificationo No.o 9254-4GS-70/32230odatedo22oDecember,o1970oandonotificationoNo.o3442-3GSII-71/19169o datedo 13tho July,o 1971,o theo Governmento haso madeo ito veryo clearo thato ito iso noto theo intentiono too provideo employmento too theo dependentso ofo deceasedo governmento employeeso aso ao mattero ofo course,o steado eacho individualo caseo shouldobeoexaminedocarefullyoandoemployment,owhichoshouldobeo confinedotooClassoIIIoandoClassoIVoposts,oshouldobeoprovidedo onlyoifoitoisojustifiedoinoorderotooavoldoexceptionalohardshipoando notootherwise."o

(iv)o Thougho theo Govemmento policyo datedo 3.11.1988o speakso aboutogivingocompassionateoappointmentoonoClassoIIIoandoClasso IVopostsoonotheobasisoofoeligibilityoofotheodependent,olateroonotheo Government,oinotheolightoofotheodecisionoofotheoHon'bleoSupremeo Courto datedo 04.05.1994o ino S.L.Po No.o 10505o ofo 1993,o Umesho KumaroNagpaloVersusoStateoofoHaryanaoandoothersohadomodifiedo ththeoEx-gratiaoSchemeovideonotificationodatedo8 oMay,o1995oando decidedothatocompassionateoappointmentobeingoofferedoshallobeo atoleastooneostepolowerothanoofotheodeceasedoemployeeoexceptoino casesowhereotheodeceasedoemployeeowasoworkingoatotheolowesto leveloinotheoGovernment.o

(v)o Ito iso pertinento too mentiono hereo thato theo Hon'bleo Supremeo Courtoino"UmeshoKumaroNagpaloVersusoStateoofoHaryanaoando othersoheldoasounder:-o "Ifotheodependantoofotheodeceasedoemployeeofindsoitobelowo hisodignityotooacceptotheopostooffered,oheoisofreeonototoodoo so.oTheopostoisonotoofferedotoocaterotoohisostatusobutotooseeo theofamilyothroughotheoeconomicocalamity.o o o LPA-1675-2024o(O&M)oandoconnectedocasesoo o[17]o o Foro theseo veryo reasons,o theo compassionateo employmento cannotobeograntedoafteroaolapseoofoaoreasonableoperiodo whichomustobeospecifiedoinotheorules.oTheoconsiderationoforo sucho employmento iso noto ao vestedo righto whicho cano beo exercisedoatoanyotimeoinofuture.oTheoobjectobeingotooenableo theofamilyotoogetooverotheofinancialocrisisowhichoitofacesoato theo timeo ofo theo deatho ofo theo soleo breadwinner,o theo compassionateoemploymentocannotobeoclaimedoandoofferedo whateverotheolapseoofotimeoandoafterotheocrisisoisoover."o

(vi)o Ito haso beeno theo consistento policyo oo theo Governmento ofo Haryanao sinceo notificationo datedo 08-05-1995o thato compassionateoemploymeni,owhichohasobeenoconfinedotooClass-IIIoandoIVoposts,oisobeingoofferedoatoleastooneostepolowerothano thatoofotheopostoheldobyodeceasedoemployeeoexceptoinocasesowhereo theodeceasedoemployeeowasoworkingoatotheolowerolevel.o

(vii)oItohasobeenoconsistentostandoofotheogovernmentosinceo2003,o ino theo ruleso relatingo too compassionateo assistanceo too theo dependentso ofo deceasedo governmento employeeso thato "Onceo ao posto has,o beeno offeredo too theo dependento ofo ao deceasedo Governmentoemployee,onoorequestoforochangeoofopostoshallobeo entertainedowithorespectotooanyootheropostoorodepartmentoundero anyo circumstances.o Ino caseo theo offero iso noto acceptableo too him/her,onoofurtheroclaimoshallobeoentertained.o

(viii)oItoisofurtheropertinentotoomentionohereothatotheoGovernmento hadodoneoawayowithotheoprovisionoofocompassionateoappointmento sinceo 2006oando ito iso onlyo nowo i.e.o ino Haryanao Civilo Serviceso (Compassionateo Financialo Assistanceo oro Appointment)o Rules,o 2019othatotheoprovisionoofocompassioriateoappointmentohasobeeno restarted..oEvenoinotheseoRules,oitoisoclearlyomentionedoinoruleono.o 13othat:o 13ao "Onceo ano appointmento haso beeno offeredo too theo dependento ofo ao deceasedo oro missingo Governmento employee,o noo requesto foro changeo ofo posto shallo beo entertainedowithorespectotooanyootheropostoorodepartmento o o LPA-1675-2024o(O&M)oandoconnectedocasesoo o[18]o o undero anyo circumstances.o Ino caseo theo offero iso noto acceptableotoohim,onoofurtheroclaimoshallobeoentertained.o 13boWhenoaopersonohasobeenoappointedounderotheseoruleso tooaoparticularopost,otheosetoofocircumstances,owhicholedotoo suchocompassionateoappointment,oshallobeodeemedotoohaveo ceasedotooexistoonosuchoappointment.o Thereforeo–o

(i)o he/sheo shouldo striveo his/hero careero likeo his/hero colleagueso foro futureo advancemento ando anyo requesto foro appointmento too anyo highero posto ono considerationso ofo compassionateotoobeorejected;"o o

21.oo o WeohaveoperusedotheoorderoofotheoStateoGovernment,owherebyo theobenefitoofoup-gradationoonotheopostoofoForesterohasobeenograntedotootheo appellantsowithoretrospectiveoeffectovideoorderodatedo30.09.2020.oWeofindothato noneoofotheopointsohighlightedobyotheoPrincipaloChiefoConservatoroofoForestso haveoeitherobeenoreferredotooorodealtowithobyotheogovernment.oWeoareorathero amazedobyotheomodeoandomanneroinowhichoclaimoofotheoappellantsocameotoobeo allowedobyotheoStateoGovernment.oWe,otherefore,oareoofotheoviewothatotheo learnedo Singleo Judgeo iso absolutelyo justifiedo ino makingo theo followingo commentsoinoparaoNo.33oando34oofotheoimpugnedojudgmentowhichoreadsoaso under:-o "33.oFurther,ocertainocommentsoneedsotoobeomadeoagainstotheo methodo ino whicho theo departmento grantedo theo benefito ofo compassionateo appointmento ono ao highero posto too theo privateo respondentsowithoretrospectiveoeffectoafteroaoperiodoofomoreothano twoodecades.oTheodepartmentoisosupposedotooknowotheolawoaso similaroreliefoisobeingoagitatedobyotheoStateotoothoandonailoino numberoofocasesowhereotheosameoreliefoclaimedoofohigheropostoiso beingoobjectedobyotheoState.oOnooneohandoreliefobeingoclaimedo foro compassionateo appointmento ono ao highero posto iso beingo o o LPA-1675-2024o(O&M)oandoconnectedocasesoo o[19]o o objectedobyotheoStateoandoonotheootherohand,otheosimilaroreliefoiso beingoacceptedobyotheorespondent-Stateodisregardingosettledolawo andoitsoownopositionoinosimilarocasesoi.e.oNareshoKumaroBalio (supra).o Theo privateo respondentso haveo beeno giveno benefito ofo compassionateoappointmentoonoaohigheropostoonoanoapplicationo madeobyothemoafterotwoodecadesoofotheiroinitialoappointmentoonoao compassionateogroundouponowhichorightohasobeenoconsummatedo sinceo long.o Ito iso beingo arguedo thato theo saido benefito haso beeno accepted/approvedouptootheorankoofoAdditionaloChiefoSecretary,o Departmento ofo Foresto ando Wildo Life.o Nothingo haso comeo ono recordoasotoowhatoconsiderationowasogivenobyotheosaidoauthorityo whileograntingotheobenefitoofoappointmentoonoaohigheropostotootheo privateorespondentsoafteroaoperiodoofo02odecadesoandothatotooo ignoringotheosettledoprincipleoofolawoasonoticedohereinbeforeotheo garboofowhichoStateohasotakenoinoorderotoorejectosuchosimilaro claims.oo

34.oItomayobeonoticedothatoStateoofoHaryanaohadoapproachedotheo Hon'bleo Supremeo Courto ofo Indiao wheno ao similaro reliefo waso grantedobyothisoCourtoinotheocaseoofoNareshokumaroBalio(supra)o inotheoyearo1994.oTakingoaodecisionocontraryotootheiroownostando showsothatotheodecisionotakenowasonotobonafideobutotooextendo certainoundueobenefitsotoorespondentsoNo.o3oando4.ooFurther,o nothingohasocomeoonorecordoasotoowhy,otheorecommendationsoofo theo Chiefo Conservatorso ofo theo Forests,o whoo hado opposedo theo grantooforeliefotootheoprivateorespondentsowereoignoredosooasotoo grantotheobenefitotootheoprivateorespondents.oTheoofficer(s),owhoo has/haveo sanctionedo theo impugnedo orderso datedo 30.09.2020o (AnnexureoP/4)oando30.09.2020o(AnnexureoP/5)oinoCWP-o18530-2020o ando ordero datedo 08.01.2021o (Annexureo P/1)o ando datedo

01.09.2020o(AnnexureoP/3)oasowelloasoorderodatedo18.02.2021o (AnnexureoP/2)oandodatedo11.12.2020o(AnnexureoP/4)oinoCWP-11660-2021o haso too beo madeo accountableo foro passingo sucho orders,o whicho noto onlyo createo purposelesso litigationo buto alsoo createo ao situationo whereo entireo seniorityo iso reframedo too theo prejudiceoofotheoemployeesowhoowereootherwiseosenioroafteroao o o LPA-1675-2024o(O&M)oandoconnectedocasesoo o[20]o o periodoofo02odecadesobyoanoarbitraryoactionoofoanoofficer,otheo motivationo ofo whomo happenso too beo questionable.o Theo saido officer(s)ohas/haveotoobeomadeoresponsibleoforopassingosuchokindo ofo orders.o Keepingo ino viewo theo sameo copyo ofo theo orderso impugnedo througho theo presento petitionso beo sento too theo Chiefo Secretary,oGovernmentoofoHaryanaotooinitiateoappropriateoactiono againsto theo saido officero concernedo ando too seeko his/hero explanationoandofindooutoasotoounderowhatocircumstances,osucho arbitraryoandoillegaloordersodisregardingosettledolawosooasotoo giveo undueo benefitso too theo employeeso ino ao picko ando chooseo manneroandothatotoooatotheocostoofootheroemployeesoareobeingo passed.oTheooutcomeoofotheosaidoproceedingsobeoalsoobroughtotoo theonoticeoofothisoCourtowithinoaoperiodoofothreeomonthsofromotheo dateooforeceiptoofocopyoofothisoorder."o o

22.oo o Inoouroview,otheomanneroinowhichocompassionateoappointmento wasoofferedotootheoappellantsoonotheopostoofoForestoGuardowayobackonearlyo twoodecadesobackoisoup-gradedobyotheoorderoimpugned,ospeaksovolumesoabouto theoarbitraryoexerciseoofopowersobyotheoStateoinoextendingosuchobenefit.oTheo benefitograntedoisonotoonlyoinotheoteethoofolawobutocompletelyooverlooksotheo commentsohighlightedobyotheoPrincipaloChiefoConservatoroofoForests,owhicho areoneitherodealtowithonoroanyoattemptohasobeenomadeotooprovideojustificationo forograntoofosuchobenefit.oMerelyostatingothatocertainoothersohaveobeenograntedo benefito ofo compassionateo appointmento ono theo posto ofo Forestero wouldo noto justifyotheoactionoofotheoStateooforetrospectiveoup-gradationoofotheopostoono whichoappointmentsowereoofferedotootheoappellants.oMerelyobecauseoinosomeo strayoincidentsoaohigheroappointmentowasoofferedowouldonotoconstituteobasiso fororaisingosuchoclaim,oafterodecades,oasoitowouldoresultoinocompleteochaosoino theocadreoofoemployees.oTheograntooforeliefobyotheoStateoGovernmentotootheo appellantso alsoo haso ao directo consequenceo ofo unsettlingo theo longo standingo o o LPA-1675-2024o(O&M)oandoconnectedocasesoo o[21]o o seniority.oViewedofromoanyoaspect,oweofindotheoclaimoofotheoappellantsotoobeo devoido ofo anyo substance.oMoreover,otheo basisoofo extraneouso considerationo havingointervenedoonoaccountoofowhichotheoordersowereopassedobyotheostateo cannotobeoentirelyoruledoout.o

23.oo o Theomanneroinowhichosuchoreliefohas,otherefore,obeenograntedobyo theoStateoGovernmentoexplicitlyorequiresodisapprovaloofothisoCourt.oWeoareoino completeo agreemento witho theo viewo takeno byo theo learnedo Singleo Judgeo ino allowingotheowritopetitionofiledobyotheoprivateorespondentsowhoseoseniorityo wasotoobeoeffectedobyotheoimpugnedoactionoofotheoState.oBeforeoconcluding,o weomayotakeonoteoofotheosubmissionsoofoMr.oD.S.oPatwalia,oSenioroAdvocateo thatotheograntoofobenefitobyotheoStateomayoonlyobeointerferedowithotootheoextento itoaltersotheosettledoseniorityobutobenefitsoofocompassionateoappointmentoono up-gradedopostobeoprotectedonotionally.oo

24.oo o Weoareoafraidothatoacceptanceoofosuchosubmissionowouldoresultoino anoanomalousosituationoinconsistentowithotheosettledoprinciplesoofolaw.oOnce,o weohaveoobservedothatocompassionateoappointmentoisoonlyoaoconcessionoando theograntoofoappointmentoonotheopostoofoForestoGuardotootheoappellantsowaso appropriateoandowasoacquiescedobyotheoappellants,oanyosubsequentoattemptotoo seekobenefitoofohigheropostowouldobeoimpermissible.oInosuchocircumstances,o notionalobenefitsoalsoocannotobeoallowedotoobeoextendedoinasmuchoasoitowouldo resultoinograntoofoserviceobenefitsooveroandoaboveowhatoisoentitledotoobyotheo appellants.o Ito wouldo otherwiseo createo unnecessaryo heartburno ino similarlyo placedo employeeso whoo wouldo stando too loseo ando wouldo resulto ino endlesso boundso ofolitigationofloodingo theo Courtsoofo law.o Weo areo ofo theo viewo thato quietuso haso too beo giveno too sucho claimso whicho areo whollyo unfoundedo ando appearsotoousotoobeofrivolousoatotheobest.oo o o LPA-1675-2024o(O&M)oandoconnectedocasesoo o[22]o o

25.oo o Theoappeals,otherefore,oareofoundotoobeowithoutoanyosubstanceo andoareoaccordinglyodismissed.oWeoreiterateotheoobservationsoofotheolearnedo SingleoJudgeothatotheoChiefoSecretary,oStateoofoHaryana,obeodirectedotooinitiateo anoinquiryotoolookointootheomanneroinowhichobenefitsowereograntedotootheo appellantso ono retrospectiveo up-gradationo ofo compassionateo groundo overlookingo theo specifico objectionso ofo theo Principalo Chiefo Conservatoro ofo Forestsoandotootakeotheomatterotooitsologicaloend.oItois,ohowever,oprovidedothato theoinitialoappointmentoonoForestoGuardoinofavouroofotheoappellantsoorotheiro subsequentopromotionsobasedouponosuchoinitialoappointmentoareoadequatelyo protectedoandoshallonotobeoreopenedoonotheogroundoofoanyoobservationsomadeo inothisoorder.oo

26.oo o Allopendingomisc.oapplication(s),oifoany,oalsoostandodisposedoof.oo o o o (ASHWANIoKUMARoMISHRA)o JUDGEoo o o o ooo o o o o o oooooooooooo(ROHIToKAPOOR)o oooooooooooJUDGEo o

11.11.2025o rajesho

1.oWhetherospeaking/reasoned?oo :o Yes/Noo

2.oWhetheroreportable?o o o :o Yes/Noo