Authority: Uttarakhand High Court, Justice Manoj Kumar Tiwari
Order Date: 21 August 2026
Case Overview
- Petitioner: Sangeeta (wife of the late Govind Raj, Group D employee of Union Bank of India).
- Respondents: Union Bank of India and others.
- Marriage solemnised on 14 April 2024; husband Govind Raj died on 15 August 2024, four months later.
- Sangeeta filed a writ petition seeking a compassionate appointment as dependent spouse under the bank’s Modified Scheme, 2025.
- Evidence submitted: marriage certificate, death certificate (showing petitioner as wife), survivorship certificate issued by SDM Haridwar, ration card, No‑Objection Certificate from mother‑in‑law and father‑in‑law, birth certificate of child born 21 December 2024 naming deceased as father.
- Bank’s objection: petitioner had not produced a legal heir certificate.
- No rival claim from any other family member (brother‑in‑law, sister‑in‑law) was presented.
Final Outcome
- The writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the competent authority of Union Bank of India to consider the petitioner’s claim for compassionate appointment based on the documents already on record.
- The bank must pass an appropriate order granting the compassionate appointment within two months from the date of presentation of a certified copy of this order.
Topics: Compassionate Appointment, Banking Employment Policy