1. These two original petitions are considered and disposed of together as a common question arises for consideration in them. In O. P No 3184 of 1974 the facts are the following The petitioner is the Mother Superior of Adoration Convent, Kanjiramattam. This Convent is one branch of a larger family of Sisters of the Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament governed by norms of Canon law and statutes approved by the Head of the Church. At an early age one Mariakutty Thomas became a nun and became a member of this Convent. She took the temporal vows in 1944 and the perpetual vows in 1949. After joining the order she was appointed as an L. P, School Assistant in L. F. L. P. School, Kanjiramattam. In due course she was promoted and appointed as High School Assistant in the school run under the management of the Diocese of Palai. She continued in this job till her death on 24 61972. As per R.3 of Chapter XXVII B of the Kerala Education Rules, 1959, teachers in aided schools are also governed by the Kerala Service Rules, Part III, as regards retirement benefits. According to R.80, Part III of the Kerala Service Rules, every officer on completion of five years of qualifying service