B.S. Chauhan, J.-

1. This writ petition has been filed against the judgment and order of the Central Administrative Tribunal, Allahabad Bench dated 10.12.2002 by which the delay in filing the application has not been condoned, more so, the claim of the Petitioner for employment on compassionate ground has been rejected being raised at a belated stage.

2. Facts and circumstances giving rise to this case are that one Anthony Briganza had been serving the Respondent railways and died in harness on 29.7.1989. As there has been some dispute regarding his succession for the reason that the said deceased employee in his statement dated 28.1.1977 had stated that the Petitioner was not his wife and he had no relation with her. Disputes regarding succession of the retiral benefits, etc. of the deceased employee in Case No. 232 of 1992 were decided by the District Judge, Jhansi, in favour of the Petitioner vide judgment and order dated 15.12.1993. Against the said order an appeal was preferred by the aggrieved party which was dismissed vide order dated 28.4.1997. Petitioner filed an application first time seeking employment for her son-Petitioner No. 2 on 15.9.1998 (Annexure-9). Secon