IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP(T) No. 11120 of 2008. Decided on: 22 nd December, 2010. Suram Singh. …Petitioner. -Versus- 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. Naresh Kaul, Advocate. For the respondents. : Mr. P.M. Negi, Deputy Advocate General with Mr. J.S. Guleria, Assistant Advocate General. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rajiv Sharma, Judge (Oral) : Case of the petitioner, in a nut-shell, is that he should have been conferred work charge status immediately after completion of ten years’ continuous service with 240 days in each calendar year as per the law laid down in Mool Raj Upadhyaya versus State of Himachal Pradesh and others, 1994 Supp.(2) SCC 316. 2. Mr. Naresh Kaul, learned counsel for the petitioner has drawn the attention of the Court to mandays chart filed alongwith the reply. The petitioner was engaged in the year 1990. Since the petitioner was engaged before 31.12.1993, he was required to be conferred work charge status immediately after completion of ten years’ continuous service instead of 26.12.2002. 3. Consequently, the petition is allowed. Respondents are directed to consider the case of petitioner for conferment of work charge 1 Whether the reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment?. No status immediately after completion of 10 years’ continuous service with 240 days in each calendar year with all consequential benefits, within a period of two months from the date of production of a certified copy of this judgment by the petitioner. No costs. (Rajiv Sharma) Judge December 22, 2010. (bhupender)