IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.9119 of 2010 1. SMT. SALMA KHATOON, W/O LATE MD. SADIQUE, EX-SAFAIWALA UNDER S.M. HATHIDAH,EASTERN RAILWAY DANAPUR,R/O VILLAGE BARIPALI,P.O. CHHOTIPALI,P.S. NARHAT, DISTRICT-NAWADA. 2. MD. SHAHADAT HUSSAIN @ SAHADAT HUSSAIN, S/O LATE MD. SADIQUE, EX-SAFAIWALA UNDER S.M. HATHIDAH,EASTERN RAILWAY DANAPUR, R/O VILLAGE BARIPALI,P.O. CHHOTIPALI,P.S. NARHAT, DISTRICT-NAWADA. ........Petitioners Versus 1. THE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE GENERAL MANAGER, E.C. RAILWAY, HAJIPUR. 2. THE DIVISIONAL RAILWAY MANAGER, E.C. RAILWAY DANAPUR. 3. THE SENIOR D.P.O. E.C. RAILWAY, DANAPUR. .....Respondents ----------- 3 25-08-2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the Railways. Petitioner no.1 is mother of petitioner no.2. Admittedly, husband of petitioner no.1 died on 26-6-1987 while serving under the Railways. The Railways authorities have rejected the prayer of petitioners to appoint petitioner no.2 on the basis of compassion. The ground for rejection is inordinate delay in claiming such appointment. The impugned order passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal, Patna Bench, Patna dated 8-4-2005 whereby O.A. no.419/2003 has been dismissed shows that there was some dispute as to when application for compassionate appointment was made before the authorities for appointment of petitioner no.2. 2 Learned Tribunal perused the original records for coming to the conclusion that the application was made on 15-02-2002. It is admitted that petitioner no.2 was born on 4-7-1978 and he became major in July 1996 after attaining age of 18 years. We are in agreement with the views of the Railway authorities and learned Tribunal that in such a belated and stale claim of compassionate appointment no other view was possible. We find no merit in this writ petition. It is, accordingly, dismissed. BKS/- (Shiva Kirti Singh, J.) (Hemant Kumar Srivastava, J.)