WRIT - A No. 10445 of 2025 at Allahabad

Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:126002-DB Chief Justice's Court Case :- WRIT - A No. - 10445 of 2025 Petitioner :- Raju Respondent :- Union of India and 3 others Counsel for Petitioner :- Sharad Chand Rai Counsel for Respondent :- A.S.G.I., Seema Singh, C.G.C. Hon'ble Arun Bhansali,Chief Justice Hon'ble Kshitij Shailendra,J. 1. This petition is directed against order dated 04.04.2025 passed by Central Administrative Tribunal, Allahabad Bench, Allahabad whereby the Original Application filed by the petitioner seeking compassionate appointment has been dismissed. 2. Father of the petitioner, who was working as Trackman with the Railways, died while in service on 15.02.2023. The petitioner applied for compassionate appointment on 20.6.2023. The application was rejected by the competent authority on 19.07.2023 on account of the fact that the petitioner was lacking the minimum qualification, which was high school pass. 3. Feeling aggrieved, the Original Application was filed before the Tribunal questioning the validity of the order passed by the respondents with the submissions that as the petitioner had prayed for grant of two years time for obtaining the requisite qualification, the r