Shampa Sarkar, J.

1. These three intra-court appeals involve similar questions. The appellant in all these appeals is the Eastern Coalfields Limited (hereinafter referred to as ECL). This Court has decided to hear these appeals analogously with the consent of the parties.

2. Apo No.505 of 2017 arises out of W.P.No.556 of 2014 (hereinafter referred to as the writ petition no.1).

3. Apo No. 3444 of 2017 arises out of W.P. No.554 of 2014 (hereinafter referred to as the writ petition no.2).

4. Apo No.182 of 2018 arises out of W.P. No.232 of 2015 (herein after referred to as the writ petition no.3).

5. The writ petition no.1 was filed by the respondent/writ petitioner, Kumari Kiran Singh, for setting aside the order passed by the General Manager (P & IR) Eastern Coalfields Limited dated 28/29 November, 2013, by which her prayer for appointment under the appellant on compassionate grounds was rejected. A further prayer for employment in place of her father, late Dilip Kumar Singh, an ex-employee of the appellant who had died-in-harness was also made. The father of Kumari Kiran Singh died-in-harness on January 26, 2004. At the time of death of her father, she was 17 years 8 months an