IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWPs No. 4201, 4203 and 4205 of 2010. Decided on: 23rd July, 2010. 1. CWP No.4201 of 2010. Satya Pal. Vs. State of H.P & ors. 2. CWP No.4203 of 2010. Budhia Ram Vs. State of H.P & ors. 3. CWP No.4205 of 2010. Pratap Singh. Vs. State of H.P & ors. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, Judge. For the petitioners : Mr. M.L. Sharma, Advocate. For the Respondents : Mr. R.K. Sharma, Sr. Addl. Advocate General. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) The writ petitions are filed for the following prayers: CWP No.4201 of 2010. “(i) To direct the respondents to give work charged status to the petitioner on the post of Chowkidar w.e.f. 1.1.2000 with all consequential benefits and release arrears of pay in accordance with the statement Annexure P/1 submitted by respondent No.2 to respondent No.1.” CWP No.4203 of 2010. “(i) To direct the respondents to give work charged status to the petitioner on the post of Forest Worker w.e.f. 1.1.1995 2 with all consequential benefits and release arrears of pay in accordance with the statement Annexure P/1 submitted by respondent No.2 to respondent No.1.” CWP No.4205 of 2010. “(i) To direct the respondents to give work charged status to the petitioner on the post of Chowkidar w.e.f. 1.1.2000 with all consequential benefits and release arrears of pay in accordance with the statement Annexure P/1 submitted by respondent No.2 to respondent No.1.” Inviting reference of the judgment of the Supreme Court in Mool Raj Upadhyaya vs. State of Himachal Pradesh and others, 1994 Supp (2) SCC 316 and that of this Court in Gauri Dutt and Ors. vs. State of H.P. Latest HLJ 2008 (HP) 366, it is submitted that the petitioners are entitled to conferment of work charged status. There will be a direction to the first respondent to make a final decision on Annexure P-1 within a period of one month from the date of production of copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition by the petitioners. With these observations, the writ petitions are disposed of, so also the pending applications, if any. Dasti copy. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice 23rd July, 2010 ( Justice Rajiv Sharma), (tr) Judge.