Srinagar, Mar 4, March 5 -- The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has ruled that a government employee appointed on compassionate grounds cannot claim a higher post as a matter of right. A Division Bench comprising Justice Sindhu Sharma and Justice Shahzad Azeem allowed an appeal by the J&K government and set aside a 2015 judgment granting Javaid Ahmad Ganai notional status as Storekeeper.Ganai, a resident of Anantnag, had been appointed on compassionate grounds under SRO 43 in 2000 but joined a Class IV post due to eligibility rules. He later sought elevation to the Storekeeper post, which is promotional and requires experience.The Bench emphasized that compassionate appointments are intended to support dependents in crisis, not t...