JUDGMENT :

RAKESH THAPLIYAL, J.

1. Since, subject matter of all these appeals are identical and decided by the learned Single Judge by a common judgment, and, therefore, all these appeals are being decided together with the consent of the counsel for the parties by a common judgment.

2. The respondents/petitioners preferred the writ petitions with a relief that the respondents/appellants be directed to give benefit of ACP after computing the period which they have rendered in the institutions which are under the purview of grant-in-aid before the provincialization of the institution. In addition to this relief of arrear of ACP was also sought along with interest.

3. The learned Single Judge by judgment and order dated 14.12.2021, allowed all the writ petitions and directions were issued to determine the extension of benefit of ACP to the petitioners/respondents after including the period of service which had been rendered by them in the institutions prior to its provincialization and the said period be also included for the purposes of extension of other service benefits including seniority.

4. We perused the judgment passed by the learned Single Judge, and after going through the judgm