IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP(T) No.: 12663 of 2008. Decided on: 17.03.2011. _________________________________________________ Chatro. … Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. and another. … Respondents. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, J. Whether approved for reporting?1 No. For the Petitioner : Mr. Pushpinder Verma, Advocate vice Mr. K.B. Khajuria, Advocate. For the Respondents : Mr. Vikas Rathore, Deputy Advocate General with Mr. R.P. Singh, Assistant Advocate General. Rajiv Sharma, J. (Oral): Petitioner was appointed as daily wage mason on 1st January, 1987. He has worked continuously with the respondent-department for more than ten years and has completed 240/180 days in non-tribal/tribal areas in each calendar year. However, he has been conferred with the work-charged status vide Annexure A-1 on 20th January, 1 Whether the reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? No. - 2 - 2003. The case of the petitioner, in a nutshell, is that since he has been engaged before 31.12.1993, as per law laid down in Mool Raj Upadhyaya versus State of Himachal Pradesh and others, 1994 Supp. (2) SCC 316, his case was required to be considered immediately after completion of 10 years’ service for conferment of work-charged status w.e.f. 1.1.1997. Respondent-State has not chosen to file any reply till date. 2. Consequently, the petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner in view of Mool Raj Upadhyaya’s case (supra) for conferment of work-charged status immediately after completion of 10 years, i.e. with effect from 1.1.1997, with all consequential benefits, within a period of two months after the production of certified copy of this judgment. The pending application(s), if any, also stands disposed of. No costs. (Rajiv Sharma), Judge. March 17, 2011. (sck).