V. BHASKARA RAO, J.

( 1 ) THIS writ petition is filed for issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the respondent to consider the case of the petitioner for appointment in any suitable post on compassionate grounds in the respondent Organisation as per the policy decision.

( 2 ) THE petitioner is the son of A. V. Krishna Murthy (the deceased ). The deceased late Krishnamurthy joined in service in Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) in the year 1958. While he was working in LIC, he died on 8/05/1989 due to prolonged illness leaving behind him his widow, three sons, and three daughters. Out of three daughters, only one daughter was married. The petitioner and his elder (second) brother are unemployed. After the death of the deceased, the mother of the petitioner filed a representation on 10/07/1989 to the respondent to consider the case of the petitioner for appointment on compassionate grounds. But the respondent rejected the request on the ground that the petitioner s eldest brother. A. Baburao was employed in the LIC. The said Baburao joined in service in LIC on 6/02/1984 prior to the death of the deceased. His services were regularised in the year 1989. It is further stated

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