HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - A No. - 12854 of 2025 Court No. - 5 HON'BLE SAURABH SHYAM SHAMSHERY, J. 1. Heard Sri Ram Krishna, Advocate holding brief of Sri Surya Bhan Singh, learned counsel for petitioner and Sri Vivek Ratan Agrawal, learned counsel for respondents. 2. Petitioner's claim for compassionate appointment in Union Bank of India was considered in the light of Clause 5 of Scheme for Appointment on Compassionate Grounds dated 28.02.2022 as amended. For reference the eligibility as described in Clause 5 is mentioned hereinafter: "5. ELIGIBILITY 5.1. The family is indigent and deserves immediate assistance for relief from financial destitution. To access the financial condition the income of the family from all sources including the family pension, terminal benefits, proceeds of insurance policies & other investments etc. and the employment of family members, size of the family & liabilities, if any will be taken into consideration. However, COVID Ex-gratia amount shall not be considered while arriving at the Other Benefits. 5.2. Applicant for compassionate appointment should be eligible and suitable for the post in all respects under the provisions of the relevant Recruitment Rules. Recruitment Rules will mean the norms which are in force at the time of making the compassionate appointment." 3. Order impugned in this writ petition dated 19.04.2025 is also reproduced hereinafter: Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Surya Bhan Singh Counsel for Respondent(s) : Vivek Ratan Agrawal Satypal Maurya .....Petitioner(s) Union Bank Of India And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) "With reference to your application on the captioned subject, we have to inform you that, the matter was placed before the Competent Authority of the Bank, your request for compassionate appointment was not considered favorably by the Competent Authority as family is not financially indigent in view of following facts/observations: All the family members are adult and married. Family has no liabilities like loan, education, etc. Family has received net terminal benefits of Rs.48.36 lakhs (inclusive of amount under DRF of Rs.4,50,000/-). Smt Sursati Devi wife of late Shri Sant Lal Maurya is presently receiving family pension from Bank of Rs.43,902/-(February 2025). Applicant has declared his annual income as Rs.36,000/-. However, his saving account no.396802010026561 reflects credit turnover of Rs. 15.17 lakhs from 01-07-2023 to 29-10-2024 and Rs.9.07 lakhs from 01-07-2022 το 30-06-2023. Income declared is not commensurate with the credit turnover in the account." 4. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that while considering the financial condition for determination of income of family, amount of family pension and terminal benefits may not be included. 5. However, as referred above, Scheme specifically provides that such amount shall also be included as well as explanation to huge credited amount in his bank account, being vague, is rejected. Therefore, no relief can be granted to petitioner. 6. Otherwise also, no clause of Scheme is under challenge. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed. September 1, 2025 AK WRIA No. 12854 of 2025 2 (Saurabh Shyam Shamshery,J.) Digitally signed by :- AWADESH KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad