K. Vinod Chandran, J.

1. Myriad facts and dates arise in the above writ petitions, which essentially raise a claim for compassionate appointment under Rule 51A of Chapter XIV-A of Kerala Education Rules, 1959 [for brevity "KER"].

2. The parties, facts and documents are referred from W.P.(C). No. 10813 of 2015, wherein the petitioner is the claimant under Rule 51B and additional 4th respondent, the rival claimant under Rule 51A. Rule 51B claimant has filed the above writ petition seeking to enforce Exhibits P14 and P15 orders, while the rival claimant challenges the said orders in W.P.(C). No. 14797 of 2015.

3. I have heard Sri. C.P. Sudhakara Prasad, learned Senior Counsel for the Rule 51B claimant, Sri. K.K. Mohamed Ravuf for the Manager [3rd respondent] and Sri. P.M. Pareeth for the Rule 51A claimant as also the learned Government Pleader.

4. The petitioner's mother was working as a High School Assistant [for brevity "HSA"], Malayalam in the aided school under the management of the 3rd respondent when she passed away on 24.10.1994. The petitioner admittedly was a minor at that point of time. On attaining majority in the year 1998, the petitioner filed an application for com