IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J.B.KOSHY & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN THURSDAY, THE 29TH MAY 2008 / 8TH JYAISHTA 1930 WA.No. 134 of 2001(D) ------------------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT/ORDER IN OP.19616/1997 Dated 30/10/2000 .................... APPELLANT: PETITIONER ------------------ HASLIN JOSEPH, MUNDAKKAL HOUSE, KUMBALAM, COCHIN 13. BY ADV. SRI.P.RAMAKRISHNAN SRI.P.GOPAL RESPONDENTS: RESPONDENTS ------------------------ 1. STATE OF BANK OF INDIA, REP.BY DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER, ZONAL OFFICE, ERNAKULAM. 2. THE CHAIRMAN, STATE BANK OF INDIA, MADAN GAMA ROAD, BOMBAY. BY ADV. SRI.P.G.PARAMESWARA PANICKER (SR.) - R1 THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 29/05/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: J.B.KOSHY & P.N.RAVINDRAN, JJ. -------------------------------------- W.A.No.134 OF 2001 ------------------------------------- Dated 29th May, 2008 JUDGMENT Koshy,J . Petitioner's father died on 17.4.1981 when he was employed in Bank of Cochin. Petitioner was aged only three years at that time. Bank of Cochin was amalgamated with the State Bank of India by settlement on 17.2.1987. The scheme of employment of dependents of those who died in harness was extended to employees from Bank of Cochin also, but, petitioner's father died much before the settlement. Further, when the petitioner became major, two decades were over and he would not be able to say that if this compassionate appointment is turned down, he will have to face difficulties due to the death of the father. Compassionate appointment scheme is an exemption to the general scheme of appointment and since that is not satisfied and at the time of death of the father there was no scheme existing for compassionate appointment, we are of the view that no interference is required in the impugned judgment. The appeal is dismissed. J.B.KOSHY JUDGE P.N.RAVINDRAN JUDGE tks