BAIJNATH KUMAR Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Heard learned counsel for the parties.

(2.) Petitioner is the applicant in O.A. No. 050/00318/of 2015, who has preferred the writ petition being aggrieved by the order dated 28th April, 2015 passed by learned Central Administrative Tribunal, Patna Bench at Ranchi (Annexure 6), whereby the claim for compassionate appointment in lieu of death of his younger brother, namely, Santosh Kumar, Ex-Trackman/(P.Way) PNME has been rejected.

(3.) The relevant material facts as available on record show that younger brother of the petitioner, Late Santosh Kumar was appointed on 6th May, 2013 as Ex-Trackman/SSE(P.Way)/PNME under East Central Railways, Dhanbad, but he expired 9 months thereafter as a bachelor on 17th February, 2014. He had also taken pass for self only and no other members of the family. As per Rules applicable in the Respondent-Organization, cases of dependents of Railway employees dying as bachelors/spinsters for appointment on compassionate grounds may be considered subject to the condition that the candidate proposed for appointment is shown as dependent of the ex-employee as per the Pass Rules.