AMIT KUMAR SINGH Vs. UNION OF INDIA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and learned Counsel for the respondents.

(2.) The petitioner has filed the present writ petition, for the following main reliefs:-

(3.) The brief facts of the case are that father of the petitioner was working in Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. on the post of Phone Mechanic. On 15.07.2005, the father of the petitioner died and the petitioner moved an application dated 23.02.2006 for compassionate appointment before the General Manager Telicom, BSNL, Faizabad and the same was forwarded to the Chief General Manager, Telecom, U.P. (East) Circle, Lucknow. Thereafter, vide letter/order dated 21.01.2018, the High Power Committee rejected the application of the petitioner for compassionate appointment. Thereafter, aggrieved by the said order dated 21.01.2018, the petitioner filed the Original Application No. 404 of 2009 before the Central Administrative Tribunal (in short "Tribunal") and the same was allowed by the order dated 06.05.2011. The Tribunal directed the opposite parties to consider the case of the petitioner afresh in view of Circular dated 09.10.1998. The relevant portion of the order dated 06.05.2011, is reproduced below:-