UNION BANK OF INDIA Vs. SHEELA DEVI

JUDGEMENT

(1.) HEARD Sri Vijay Ratan Agrawal, learned Senior Counsel appearing for the appellant and Sri A.N. Srivastava, learned Counsel for the respondent.

(2.) THE appellant seeks to challenge the order dated 21st February, 2007 passed by a learned Single Judge, whereby the. learned Single Judge has directed the appellant to offer compassionate appointment to the respondent herein, preferably within six weeks from the date of the order.

(3.) THE respondent filed one writ petition earlier, which was allowed by a learned Single Judge of this Court, vide judgment dated 3rd March, 2005, whereby he directed the appellant/Bank to re -consider the application of the respondent. That application came to be rejected once again on 3rd May, 2005. It is this second decision of the appellant/Bank, which was challenged by tiling the present writ petition to the learned Single Judge. The learned Single Judge, as aforesaid, has allowed the writ petition and has this time directed the appellant/Bank to offer compassionate appointment to the respondent. It is this judgment and order, which is under challenge.