JUDGMENT :

(Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the records relating to the Order No.PRNL/72/2005-06 dt. 30.8.2005 issued by the 2nd respondent and quash the same as being illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional and consequently direct the respondents to restore the benefit of compassionate appointment to the eligible dependants of the deceased employees in accordance with the Scheme that was prevalent when the employee died in harness.)

1. There are two petitioners in this writ petition, the first being the Indian Bank Employees' Union (‘Union’), and the second, Mrs.Shoba Muralidharan widow of Late Mr.K.Muralidharan, an employee of the Indian Bank who had passed away on 18.11.2003. The second petitioner is stated to have submitted an application dated 24.07.2004 for compassionate appointment as per the scheme in force at the relevant point of time, and awaited an order of appointment from the management of the Indian Bank, arrayed as Respondents 1 and 2/R1 and R2 (Bank).

2. The challenge in the writ petition is to scheme dated 30.08.2005 as per which the Board of the Indian Bank, at its meet