(1.) Rule. Rule is made returnable forthwith. With the consent of parties heard both sides finally at the admission stage.
(2.) The petitioners are Special Assistant Public Prosecutors (for the sake of brevity and convenience hereinafter referred as to the "Spl. A.P.Ps.") soliciting directions for regularization of their services, parity in pay scales, service benefits and claiming protection of their services from any adverse action. There are common questions of law and facts involved in these petitions, therefore, we propose to decide them by this common judgment and order. Writ Petition No. 3084 of 2016 and Writ Petition No. 9850 of 2017 are treated to be lead petitions.
(3.) Following tabular chart is useful to disclose the nature of the proceedings at a glance :