HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - A No. - 14213 of 2025 Chief Justice's Court HON'BLE ARUN BHANSALI, CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE KSHITIJ SHAILENDRA, J. 1. This petition has been filed by the petitioner on 28.08.2025 challenging the order dated 20.07.2018 passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal, Allahabad Bench, Allahabad in Original Application ('O.A.') No.1557 of 2015 whereby the O.A. filed by the petitioner against non-grant of compassionate appointment has been dismissed. 2. The O.A. was dismissed after the Tribunal came to the conclusion that the petitioner had failed to obtain the requisite marks for being accorded the compassionate appointment looking to the limited number of vacancies. 3. In the writ petition, no explanation has been indicated for approaching this Court after seven years of passing of the order impugned. A cursory indication has been made in para 19 of the writ petition, which reads as under:- "19. That, there is delay in filing the present writ petition, which is not deliberate on the part of petitioner, but the same has been caused due to crises of money, therefore same, by which condoned, in the interest of justice." 4. Filing of the petition in the year 2025, questioning the validity of the order passed in the year 2018 which also pertains to grant of compassionate appointment whereas father of the petitioner had died on 20.12.2009, cannot be entertained on account of laches on the part of petitioner in approaching this Court. The explanation, as indicated hereinbefore, is per se spacious and does not inspire confidence so as to entertain the present petition. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Anil Kumar Mishra, Rama Shankar Mishra Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., Gopal Verma Sushil Kumar .....Petitioner(s) Union of India and 3 others .....Respondent(s) 5. The petition is, therefore, dismissed. September 19, 2025 Jyotsana/Mukesh Pal WRIA No. 14213 of 2025 2 (Kshitij Shailendra, J.) (Arun Bhansali, CJ.) Digitally signed by :- JYOTSANA SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad