2026 Supreme(Online)(CAT) 11622
CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL, JABALPUR BENCH JABALPUR
Rajinder Singh Dogra, Judicial Member, Mallika Arya, Administrative Member
Durgesh Nahariya Alias Bhojraj – Appellant
Versus
Union Of India – Respondent
Original Application No.200/740/2026
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Ankit Dagor
For the Respondents: Surendra Pratap Singh
The Tribunal directed the respondent authority to consider and decide the applicant's pending representation for appointment on compassionate grounds within a specified time frame of 60 days.
Headnote:(A) Compassionate Appointment - Pending Representation - Direction to decide representation in a time-bound manner when the authority has not yet considered the request. (Para 2, 4)
Issues: Whether the respondent should be directed to decide the pending representation for appointment on compassionate grounds.
By Mallika Arya, AM.-
The applicant is aggrieved that he has not been offered appointment on compassionate ground.
Counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant has given a representation dated 16.04.2026 (Annexure A-7) to the respondent No.2, which is pending consideration before the respondent No.2. He, therefore, submits that this Original Application may be disposed of with a direction to the respondent No.2 to consider and decide the representation of the applicant dated 16.04.2026 in a time-bound manner.
Shri S.P. Singh, learned counsel appearing on advance notice on behalf of the respondents submits that he has no objection if this Original Application is disposed of in the above terms.
In view of the submissions made by the parties and without going into the merits of the case, this Original Application is disposed of with a direction to the respondent No.2 to consider and decide the applicant’s representation dated 16.04.2026, within a period of 60 days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The applicant is directed to serve copy of the Original Application along with this order to respondent No.2.