IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. C.W.P. (T) No. 14223 of 2008. Decided on 17th June, 2011. _____________________________________________________ Devi Singh. …Petitioner. -Versus- The State of Himachal Pradesh and Others. …Respondents. Coram: The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 No. __________________________________________________________ For the petitioner. : Mr. V.D. Khidta, Advocate. For the respondents. : Mr. R.P. Singh, Assistant Advocate General. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rajiv Sharma, Judge (Oral): Petitioner has completed 8 years’ continuous service w.e.f. 1997 till 2004 with 240 days in a block of twelve calendar months. However, his services have been regularized w.e.f. 10.10.2007. Since the petitioner has already completed 8 years’ continuous service with 240 days in each calendar year up to 2004, his case is required to be considered for regularization in 2004 as per the judgment dated 28th July, 2010, rendered by this Court in Rakesh Kumar Versus State of H.P. & Ors., C.W.P. No. 2735 of 2010 instead of 10.10.2007. 2. Consequently, the petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to consider the case of petitioner for regularization strictly in view of the principles laid down in the judgment 28th July, 2010, cited hereinabove, with all consequential benefits, within a period of ten weeks from the 1 Whether the reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment?. No. - 2 - date of production of a certified copy of this judgment by the petitioner. No costs. (Rajiv Sharma) Judge June 17, 2011. (bhupender) - 3 - `