IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP Nos. 1623, 1632 and 1688 of 2011 Decided on: 31st March, 2011. 1. CWP No. 1623 of 2011 Devi Lal and ors. vs. State of H.P. and ors. 2. CWP No. 1632 of 2011 Kumari Bheema vs. State of H.P. and ors. 3. CWP No. 1688 of 2011 Padamsara vs. State of H.P. and ors. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr. Justice V.K. Ahuja, Judge. For the petitioners : Mr. Abhyendra Gupta, Advocate. For the respondents : Mr. R.K. Bawa, A.G. with Mr. J. K. Verma, Dy. A.G. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral): These writ petitions are filed with the identical prayers, one set of such prayers is as follows:- “i. That respondents may be ordered to grant work charge status to the petitioners in terms of the decision rendered in Mool Raj Upadhayay vs. State of H.P. and Phool Maya vs. State of H.P. with effect from the dates the petitioners completed 10 years of service with all the benefits incidental thereof, such as full back wages, seniority and pay fixation etc.” 2. According to the petitioners, their case is covered by the judgment of this Court in Phool Maya versus State of H.P. (CWP (T) No. 10220 of 2008) and Mool Raj Upadhyaya vs. State of H.P. and others, 1994 Supp. (2) SCC 316. The learned Deputy Advocate General submits 2 that the factual position will have to be verified. Therefore, these writ petitions are disposed of directing the second respondent/competent authority to look into the matter and after verifying the facts, take appropriate action in accordance with law in light also of the judgments, referred to above, within four months from the date of production of a copy of this judgment and copies of the judgments, referred to above, along with a copy of the writ petition by the petitioner concerned. 3. All the pending application(s) if any, also stand disposed of. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice (Justice V.K. Ahuja), March 31, 2011 Judge (BSS/pankaj)