Ashok Kumar Gaur, J.

1. Since all the writ petitions involve common issue, the petitions are decided by the common order.

2. This Court may refer the facts pleaded in SBCWP No. 9649/2014 as lead case.

3. The question involved in all the writ petitions is with regard to counting of temporary/ad-hoc services rendered by the petitioners prior to their regular appointment for the purpose of conferring the benefit of senior and selection scale in Career Advancement Scheme (CAS) introduced by the University Grant Commission.

4. The another relevant question involved in the writ petitions is with regard to considering the non-communication of APAR of the petitioners, same being as satisfactory and its impact on non-communication of satisfactory remark in APAR.

5. The petitioner in SBCWP No. 9649/2014 was initially appointed on the post of Lecturer in chemistry subject on 20.08.1977. The petitioner thereafter was selected by the Public Service Commission in the year 17.08.1982. The petitioner was granted benefit of selection scale after completion of 13 years of service as the petitioner was Ph.D. holder and the State Government accordingly issued an order on the basis of Screening Commi