ORDER:-

Heard Shri Sunil, learned counsel for the applicant and Shri Shree Prakash Rai, learned counsel for the respondents at the time of hearing.

2. The instant Original Application has been filed under Section 19 of the Administrative Tribunal Act, 1985 , by the applicant for quashing of the impugned order dated 27.02.2023 and 13.10.2018 passed by respondent-3 & 4, by which the application of the applicant for compassionate appointment has been rejected. Further, prayer has been made for a direction upon the respondents to provide the appointment to the applicant on compassionate ground.

3. Briefly stated, the facts of the case are that the applicant’s father while working as Sub-Postmaster under the respondents’ department died in harness on 17.10.2014, leaving behind his widow, applicant and one married daughter. Subsequently, applicant preferred an application before the respondent-4 for appointment of the applicant on compassionate appointment on 17.03.2016 along with no objection certificate by other dependant family member(s).

3.1 Thereafter, the Respondent-2 vide order dated 13.10.2018, whereby the case of the applicant for compassionate appointment was not recommended on th