The Supreme Court has held that an employer cannot rely on its own delay in processing a timely submitted application for compassionate appointment to invoke an age-based disqualification that arose solely because of that delay. Why did the Supreme Court allow the compassionate appointment? Employer Cannot Benefit From Administrative DelayThe Supreme Court found that Rahul's father had not remained inactive after submitting his application. "Once the very basis of rejection is found unsustainable, the denial of compassionate appointment cannot be upheld," the Bench said. Accordingly, the Supreme Court set aside the high court's judgment as well as the company's order rejecting the claim for compassionate appointment.