THE HON’BLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE SUJOY PAUL AND THE HON’BLE SMT. JUSTICE RENUKA YARA WRIT APPEAL No.269 OF 2025 JUDGMENT: (Per the Hon’ble the Acting Chief Justice Sujoy Paul)

Sri G.Vidya Sagar, learned Senior Counsel appearing for Ms. K.Udaya Sri, learned counsel for the appellants and Ms. B.V.N.Savitha Kumari, learned counsel appearing for Sri G.V.Shivaji, learned counsel for the respondent.

2. With the consent finally heard.

3. In this intra-Court Appeal, the appellants assail the order of learned Single Judge dated 30.07.2024 passed in W.P.No.17220 of 2020 whereby the appellants/employer was directed to consider the case of the respondent/Writ Petitioner for compassionate appointment.

4. The appellants herein are the respondents and the respondent herein is the petitioner in W.P.No.17220 of 2020. For the sake of convenience, the parties hereinafter shall be referred to as they are arrayed in the above Writ Petition.

5. The brief facts necessary for adjudication of this matter are that the Writ Petitioner is the son of second wife of late Sarfaraz Khan, Loco Driver/RTS, who died in harness on 10.09.1988. The Writ Petitioner’s mother preferred an application seeking compassionate