Reserved on 01.12.2025 Central Administrative Tribunal, Allahabad Bench, Allahabad This the 04 th day of December, 2025 Hon’ble Mr. Justice Om Prakash VII, Member (J)

Original Application No. 1418 of 2013 Manoj Kumar S/O Late Jai Prakash Sharma, R/o Village & Post Sultanpur Khera, District Rai Bareilly.

……….. APPLICANT By Advocate: Shri Ashish Srivastava Versus

1. Union of India through General Manager, North Central Railway, Headquarters, Subedarganj, Allahabad.

2. Divisional Railway Manager, Jhansi, North Central Railway, Jhansi. 3. Sr. Divisional Personal Officer, Jhansi Division, North Central Railway, Jhansi.

4. Rajmani D/o B S Shankar W/o Jai Prakash Sharma R/o Esai Tola, Khati Baba Jhansi.

5. Rishab S/o RajMani D/o B S Shankar R/o Esai Tola Khati Baba Jhansi.

.………RESPONDENTS By Advocate: Shri Prashant Mathur and Shri Ramesh Chandra Tiwari ORDER Shri Ashish Srivastava, learned counsel for the applicant and Shri Prashant Mathur and Shri Ramesh Chandra Tiwari, learned counsel for the respondents, were present at the time of hearing.

2. The instant original application has been filed by the applicant seeking following relief:

“(i) This Hon’ble Tribunal may graciously be pleased to quash the impugned order dated 30.09.2013 passed by the respondent No. 3 (Annexure No A-1 to this Original Application)

(ii) This Hon’ble Tribunal may graciously be pleased to direct the respondents to offer the applicant suitable employment under compassionate scheme taking into consideration financial distress of the family.

(iii) Any other relief, which this Hon’ble Tribunal may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case may be given in favour of the applicant.

(iv) Award the costs of the original application in favour of the applicant.”

3. The instant original application has been filed by the applicant seeking quashing of the order dated 30.09.2013 passed by the respondent no 3 through which applicant’s request for grant of compassionate appointment has been rejected. By way of this OA, the applicant seeks quashing of the order dated 30.09.2013 with a direction to the respondents to offer him employment under compassionate scheme taking into consideration the financial distress of the applicant’s family.

4. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the records.

5. Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that father of the applicant died in respondents’ service while working as Chaukidar under permanent way Inspector Orai, Jhansi. He died leaving behind the applicant and other family member in distress. On 21.03.2012, the Kanpur Municipal Corporation issued death certificate of applicant’s father. The mother of the applicant preferred an application dated 11.02.2012 to the respondents informing the death of the applicant’s father and requesting to decide the settlement dues to the family of the deceased. The applicant also preferred a representation dated 17.03.2012 to the respondents requesting them for compassionate appointment. The mother of the applicant also preferred an application dated 10.04.2012 to the respondents seeking compassionate appointment of the applicant. On 31.05.2012 also the mother of the applicant preferred a representation to the respondents requesting for settlement of retiral dues and for allowing compassionate appointment to the applicant. Upon non-consideration of his prayer, the applicant approached this Tribunal vide OA No 828 of 2012 which was disposed of on 14.06.2012 with a direction to the respondents to decide the settlement dues after giving thoughtful consideration to the entitlement of the claimant within a period of three months from the date of receipt of the order. On 08.08.2012, the respondent no 3 passed the order that the applicant is entitled for the retiral dues, however, about the claim of the mother and other members, it was observed that since she has been divorced by the deceased employee on 10.12.1987, and as such she does not have entitlement of the monetary dues pending in th