MEERA DEVI Vs. STEEL AUTHORITY OF INDIA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) IN both the cases, as common question of law involved, they were heard together and are being disposed of by this common order.

(2.) THE husband of petitioner Meera Devi, Late Biranchi Sharma of WP(S) No. 3439 of 2003 was an Ex -fitter in Bokaro Steel Limited (hereinafter referred to as the BSL) under the Steel Authority of India Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the SAIL), died in harness in the year, 1990. The application of Smt. Meera Devi for compassionate appointment having rejected by the Deputy General Manager, I/C (Personnel) of BSL, SAIL, the petitioner has challenged the letter No. DGM I/C (Pers) /2002 -4487 dated 8th October, 2002. The gist of the letter reads, as follows :

(3.) THE counsel for the petitioners relied on the Supreme Court decision in the case of Balbir Kaur V/s. Steel Authority of India Ltd., reported in (2000) 6 SCC 493 to assail the grounds given by the respondents as quoted above.