VISAKHAPATNAM STEEL PLANT THRO M.D. vs PERLA NALA MAHARAJU — C.A. No. 2424/1999

Summary: C.A. No. 2424/1999 - Visakhapatnam Steel Plant v. Perla Nala Maharaju The Supreme Court allowed Visakhapatnam Steel Plant's appeal and dismissed the respondent's writ petition. The respondent had sought employment on compassionate grounds following his father's death, but the Court held that the High Court could not formulate a policy or direct employment when no existing policy covered the respondent's situation, as the deceased employee did not die in the course of employment. The appeal was heard on November 8, 2001, and decided in favor of the appellant. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.