IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.15044 of 2010 1. Geeta Devi w/o- late Premdhar, resident of village + PO-Bhadwar, P.S Chandi, District Bhojpur 2. Arun Kumar, S/o late Premdhar, resident of village + PO-Bhadwar, P.S Chandi, District Bhojpur ....Petitioners Versus 1. The Union of India through the General Manager, East Central Railway, Zonal Office, Hajipur 2. The General Manager, East Central Railway, Zonal Office, Hajipur 3. The Divisional Manager, East Central Railway, Danapur 4. The Senior Accounts Officer, East Central Railway, Danapur...Respondents ----------- 2 14-09-2010 Heard the parties. Petitioner no.1 is widow of a deceased railway employee who died in harness on 15-3-1987. Petitioner no.2 is her son who attained majority much after the death of his father and on that account an application for compassionate appointment was made in the year 2001. When appointment was not offered by the railway, the petitioners moved the Central Administrative Tribunal, Patna Bench, Patna through O.A. no. 261/2010 which has been dismissed at the stage of admission by impugned order dated 16-4-2010. We are in agreement with the views of the Tribunal that after 23 years from the death of the railway employee, it would not be just and proper to direct the railway to offer compassionate appointment to petitioner 2 no.2 only on the ground that he attained majority in the year 2001. There being no other issue involved in this writ petition. It is dismissed at the stage of admission itself. BKS/- (Shiva Kirti Singh, J.) (Hemant Kumar Srivastava, J.)