ORDER

By Hon’ble Mr. Manish Garg, Member (J):

In the present Original Application filed under Section 19 of the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985, the applicant has prayed for the following reliefs:–

“(l) Quash and set aside the impugned Order dated 26/05/2023;

(2) Direct the Respondents to consider and fix the Compassionate allowance to the Applicant;

(3) Direct the Respondent No. 1 to pay arrears of compassionate allowances to be paid from 19/09/2013, the date of the Removal of the Applicant from service;

(4) Pass such other order as this Hon'ble Tribunal may deem fit and proper in the interest of justice.”

2. Highlighting the facts of the case, learned counsel for the applicant submitted as under:

2.1. The impugned rejection of the applicant’s request for compassionate allowance is arbitrary, non-speaking and contrary to Rule 41 of the CCS (Pension) Rules, 2021 and the settled law.

2.2 The applicant, who rendered years of unblemished and meritorious service, was removed from service on the allegation of involvement in a criminal case under the Prevention of Corruption Act, in which he was convicted and sentenced by the Trial Court; however, the said conviction and sentence are prese