The Telangana High Court has recently refused to grant a compassionate appointment to a son who sought employment on the grounds that his father, a government employee, has been missing for years. In its May 5, 2026, judgement (WA no. 267 of 2026), the court examined the case of a lineman in the Bhainsa Division who went missing on March 7, 2012, while serving in the department.
The high court said that the compassionate appointment rules of the Telangana government explicitly prohibit any appointment if the missing employee had less than seven years of service remaining on the date the FIR for the missing person is filed.
