Allahabad HC quashes CAT's order

The Allahabad High Court has quashed an order of the Central Administrative Tribunal and directed appropriate authorities to consider providing job to the petitioner, whose father died while working in a post office, on compassionate grounds.

Pronouncing the judgement, the Lucknown Bench of the Court observed yesterday: "People will lose faith in the administration of justice in case rightful claim is rejected only because of pendency of litigation in courts."

A Division Bench comprising Justice Devi Prasad Singh and Justice Anil Kumar passed the order on a petition filed by Awadhesh Kumar, whose father, a postman in UP's Barabanki district, died in harness on August 8, 2002.

In April 2004, the Competent Authority had rejected the application of the petitioner for providing employment on compassionate grounds.

The petitioner later filed an appeal before the Chief Post Master General (UP Circle), Lucknow.

When his appeal was not decided for over one year, he approached the CAT which dismissed his plea.

The petitioner moved the High Court in 2006 challenging the order of the CAT and the Competent Authority.

The Bench quashed the judgement of the CAT as well as the order passed by the Competent Authority.

The Court directed the respondents to reconsider the case of the petitioner for providing job on compassionate grounds.

Source:Zee News