D. V. SHYLENDRAKUMAR, J.

( 1 ) THIS appeal by the employer, Karnataka state road transport corporation ('appellant-corporation' for short) is directed against the order of the learned single judge allowing the writ petition filed by the respondent-worker ('respondent' for short) whereby the learned single judge has issued directions to the appellant to consider the case of the respondent or any member of his family for appointment in the appellant-corporation on compassionate grounds.

( 2 ) THE appellant, being aggrieved by such directions, has preferred this appeal contending that the learned single judge could not have issued any directions to the appellant to consider the case of the appellant or any of the members of the respondent's family for compassionate appointment inasmuch as the workman had not died while in service and no directions could be issued by the court to consider any case of compassionate appointment other than the one in conformity with the policy that was being followed by the appellant-corporation for such appointments.

( 3 ) THE brief facts leading to the above appeal are that the father of the respondent Sri krishnegowda was an employee with the appellant

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