CWP-T No. 2735 of 2008 05.04.2010 Present: Mr. R.R. Rahi, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. R.K. Sharma, Sr. Additional Advocate General with Mr. Anil Jaswal, Deputy Advocate General and Mr. R.P. Singh, Assistant Advocate General for the respondents. The petitioners, who are working as Revenue Chowkidars on the establishment of the respondents , particularly respondent No. 3, Tehsildar, Shillai, District Sirmour, have filed and maintained the present petition with a prayer for grant of the status of Daily Wage Chowkidars in terms of letter dated 27th February, 2004, Annexure A/1 to the petition on the premises that they are entitled for such status as they have completed 10 years of continuous service as on 31.12.2003, as stipulated vide the said letter dated 27th February, 2004. At the very out set, the learned counsel for the petitioners has produced a certified copy of the judgment dated 12.4.2007, passed by a Division Bench of this Court in CWP No. 281 of 2007, titled State of H.P. and another vs. Mehar Singh and others, which is taken on record, and on its strength submits that the matter in hand is covered on all fours under this judgment. This position is also not disputed by Mr. Anil Jaswal, the learned Deputy Advocate General appearing on behalf of the respondents, who rather admits that it is a covered matter. I have gone through the judgment rendered by the Hon'ble Division Bench and I am satisfied that the same covers the present matter as well. In view of the above, the petition is allowed and it is directed that the respondents shall bestow the status of Daily Wage Chowkidar upon the petitioners from the respective dates from which they have become due for grant of such status alongwith all consequential benefits. :-2-: The petition stands disposed of in the above terms. No orders as to costs. (V.K. Sharma) Judge 5th April, 2010 (Virender)