Hon’ble Rakesh Tiwari, J.—Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record.

2. Brief facts of the case are that the petitioner is the widow of late Puttoo Lal, who while working as Water-Man at Baheri Railway Station died on 16.9.1962. The petitioner moved several applications/representations on attaining majority by her son for his appointment on compassionate grounds as well as for payment retiral-cum-death benefits and family pension etc. to her before the Authority concerned but to no avail. Then petitioner by registered registered letter dated 16.1.2002 (Annexure-11 to the writ petition) to the Chairman, Railway Board, New Delhi. Her claim for compassionate appointment of her son was denied vide letter dated 26.12.2001 on the ground that claim was highly belated but on the question of family pension and retiral-cum-death benefits she did not get any response.

3. Aggrieved, the petitioner preferred O.A. No. 787 of 2003, Smt. Bilaso Devi v. Union of India and others, before the Central Administrative Tribunal, Allahabad Bench, Allahabad (hereinafter referred to as the ‘CAT’) which was disposed of vide judgment and order dated 29th May, 2007 directing the resp