JUDGMENT

Anil Kshetarpal, J. - This judgment shall dispose of Civil Writ Petitions No. 11686 of 2014, 6220 of 2009, 19229 of 2011, 7187 of 2015, 13243 of 2016, 14773 of 2017, 15168, 17158, 28125 & 37274 of 2019 and 11706 & 11988 of 2020. This Court as well as learned counsel for the parties are of the view that these writ petitions can be conveniently disposed of by a common order as the following common question arises for adjudication.

"Whether the writ petitioners (the teachers and employees of the privately managed aided school/colleges) are entitled to the benefits at par with the government servants, under the Haryana Civil Services (Assured Career Progression) Rules, 1998 (hereinafter referred to as "the 1998 Rules") or rules framed thereafter, substituting the previous one?"

2. The writ petitioners herein are the employees of the privately managed aided schools/colleges. They call upon this Court to issue a writ of mandamus directing the State of Haryana to pay the benefits under the Haryana Civil Services (Assured Career Progression) Rules framed from time to time. In the year 2016, the State notified the Haryana Civil Services (Assured Career Progression) Rules, 2016 (herein