IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No.20110 of 2008 Date of Decision. November 27, 2008 Rajinder Singh ......Petitioner Versus Central Administrative Tribunal and others .....Respondents Coram Hon'ble Mr. Justice Hemant Gupta Hon'ble Mr. Justice Nawab Singh Present Ms. Anju Arora, Advocate for the petitioner. Hemant Gupta , J (Oral ) The challenge in the present writ petition is to the order Annexure P12 dated 16.4.2008, passed by Central Administrative Tribunal, Chandigarh Bench whereby application seeking appointment on compassionate ground on account of death of the father of the petitioner on 19.8.1990 was dismissed. Learned Tribunal has found that the petitioner has invoked the jurisdiction of the Tribunal Court after gross delay of 18 years. Learned counsel for the petitioner has relied upon Government of India's instructions dated 30.6.1987 as amended subsequently from time to time. It is contended that the right to seek appointment arose after the petitioner attained the age of 18 years. Therefore, it cannot be said that the petitioner has approached the Tribunal after gross delay and laches. As per averments made in the writ petition, the petitioner was born on 15.7.1997. Thus, the petitioner attained the age of 18 years in July 1995. However, he has approached Tribunal to seek appointment on compassionate grounds only in the year 2007. Thus, the findings recorded by the Tribunal that the petitioner approached the Court after delay cannot be suffering from any illegality or irregularity which may warrant interference of this Court in exercise of writ petition. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed in limine. ( Hemant Gupta) Judge November 27, 2008 ( Nawab Singh) mamta Judge