JUDGMENT : Mansoor Ahmad Mir, J. 1. Subject matter of this writ petition is order dated 23.8.2012, made by the Central Administrative Tribunal, Chandigarh (Circuit Bench at Shimla), hereinafter referred to as “the Tribunal” for short, in O.A No. 35-HP-2012, titled Sanjeev Singh vs. Chief General Manager, Telecom and others, whereby the Original Application filed by the writ petitioner came to be dismissed, for short “the impugned order.” 2. Shri Jeet Singh, father of the petitioner was employed as regular Mazdoor with Telephone Exchange, OCB Dharamshala District Kangra, H.P. He died in harness on 31.1.2008, leaving behind his wife and three children, including the petitioner. They made an application for compassionate appointment, Annexure A-2 appended to the Original Application in terms of the policy/guidelines governing the compassionate appointment, which was rejected by the respondents vide order dated 8.11.2009 annexure A-1 appended to the Original Application, constraining the petitioner to file Original Application before the Tribunal for quashing the said order Annexure A-1. 3. The petitioner has not explained the delay in seeking compassionate appointment and in approaching the Tribunal. The Tribunal dismissed the Original Application on the grounds of delay, laches and other grounds. 4. After more than four years, the petitioner has laid application for compassionate appointment, that too, without explaining delay and laches. 5. The question is-whether the family which survives for four years can be said to be an indigent, entitled to compassionate appointment and whether the right still survives. The answer is in the negative. 6. We have gone through the impugned order. The Tribunal has discussed all the facts in paras 6 and 7 of the impugned order, are self speaking merit to be upheld. 7. Accordingly, the impugned order is upheld and the writ petition is dismissed, along with pending applications, if any.