Rahul Pralhad Sakhare v. Union of India through General Manager, Central Railway and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ Petition No. 11666 of 2024, Bombay High Court, decided 27 January 2025 (Chandurkar & Sathaye, JJ.). Challenge to CAT Mumbai order dated 25.08.2023 refusing condonation of delay in Original Application for compassionate appointment under Central Railway. Father's voluntary retirement 31.10.2002 (pension from 10.01.2003), death in 2004; representation 31.10.2012; rejection 03.04.2013; O.A. No. 427/2016 dismissed in default, restored, withdrawn 31.10.2018 with four weeks' liberty; fresh O.A. filed 10.08.2021. Service Certificate showed voluntary retirement, not medical grounds. Court held no sufficient cause for delay, no error by Tribunal; writ petition dismissed, no costs. Keywords: compassionate appointment, condonation of delay, Central Administrative Tribunal Mumbai, limitation, railway service.
What did the court decide?
The Central Administrative Tribunal, Mumbai committed no error in refusing to condone the delay in filing the Original Application seeking compassionate appointment; considerable period has lapsed since the father's death in 2004 and the fresh Original Application was filed almost three years after liberty was granted on 31.10.2018, so there is no reason to interfere with the Tribunal's order.