IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP No.1843 of 2009-D. Decided on: 16.8.2012. Ramesh Kumar, son of Shri Ram Dass, resident of Village and Post Office Kohla, Tehsil Nadaun, District Hamirpur, H.P., present working as Clerk in the office of B.D.O., Nadaun, District Hamirpur, H.P. …….Petitioner. Versus 1. State of H.P. through its Secretary (Rural Development), to the Government of Himachal Pradesh, Shimla. 2. Director, Department of Rural Development, Himachal Pradesh, Shimla – 9. …………………Respondents. _________________________________________________________ Civil Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. ___________________________________________________________ Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice V.K. Ahuja, Judge For the petitioner: Mr.Bhuvnesh Sharma, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr.J.S. Guleria, Assistant Advocate General. ___________________________________________________________ Justice V.K. Ahuja, J.(oral): The petitioner was working as daily wager in the Department of Rural Development under respondent No.2 since 1st April, 1992. He has prayed that work charge status be granted to him as per the Policy of the Government and his services may be regularized on completion of 8 years of service. 2. In reply, the respondents have pleaded that there is no work-charge cadre in the Department of Rural Development and the petitioner is only entitled to regularization of service on completing 8 years of 2 service as per the policy and his services have also been regularized on 29.8.2006. It is also pleaded that the petitioner was entitled to be regularized as per the new policy framed in the year 2000 applicable to the persons serving in the Department of Rural Development. 3. In view of the above reply by the respondents, in case still there is any grievance left, the petitioner is at liberty to file representation for regularization prior to 2006 to respondent No.2, who shall consider the same as per the Policy framed by the Government and applicable to the petitioner. 4. The petition stands disposed of accordingly, so also the pending application(s), if any. August 16, 2012. (V.K. Ahuja), *tilak* Judge.