Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:33181 Court No. - 5 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 2231 of 2025 Petitioner :- Vivek Katiyar Respondent :- Ministry Of Finance And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Dhiraj Kumar Sharma Counsel for Respondent :- A.S.G.I.,Krishna Mohan Asthana Hon'ble Ajay Bhanot,J. Heard Sri Mayur Gautam, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Krishna Mohan Asthana, learned counsel for the respondent nos 2, 3 and 4. By the impugned order dated 07.02.2021 the claim of the petitioner for grant of appointment on compassionate ground has been declined. The petitioner has approached this Court after a delay of more than four years. There is no satisfactory explanation for the delay. The writ petition is dismissed on the ground of delay and laches. Order Date :- 7.3.2025 Pravin Digitally signed by :- PRAVIN VERMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad