Niraj Kumar v. Food Corporation of India and 4 Others
Delay and laches – Compassionate appointment
Case brief
What is this about?
Compassionate ground appointment; delay and laches; writ petition WRIT - A No. 3178 of 2025 by Niraj Kumar v. Food Corporation of India and 4 others dismissed; father/deceased-employee died 2009; application rejected 28.11.2018; petition filed 2025 with no explanation for delay; immediate financial hardship ceased to exist; reliance on Ashish Yadav v. Managing Director, UPSRTC, Writ A No. 17483 of 2024, para 25; High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Court No. 5; Ajay Bhanot, J.; order date 12.3.2025; Neutral Citation 2025:AHC:36372.
What did the court decide?
The petitioner approached this Court in the year 2025 with no satisfactory explanation for the delay following the rejection of his compassionate-ground appointment application; accordingly, the writ petition is liable to be dismissed on grounds of delay and laches alone. ¶4