IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA CWP No. 7615 of 2010 Date of decision: 03.12.2010 ________________________________________________________________________ Kishori Lal & others. .....Petitioners. Versus The State of H.P. & another. .....Respondents. Coram The Hon'ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph,C.J. The Hon'ble Mr. Justice V.K. Sharma,J. ________________________________________________________________________ For the petitioners: Mr. Onkar Jairath, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. R.K. Bawa, Advocate General with Mr. Ankush Dass Sood, Addl. Advocate General and Mr. J.K. Verma, Dy. Advocate General. Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) The Writ Petition is filed with the following prayer: “That a writ in the nature of Mandamus may kindly be issued directing the respondents to consider the petitioners for their conversion into daily waged Chowkidar w.e.f. the date they have completed 10 years service as part time Chowkidar, as per instructions dated 27.2.2004 and instructions dated 13.10.2009 issued by the Chief Secretary to the Govt. of H.P., with all consequential benefits like arrears of wages.” 2. The petitioners are working as part time Chowkidars. The State Government in its wisdom has framed a scheme to grant daily wager status to the part time workers on 27.2.2004. The respondents are directed to consider the case of the petitioners for ...2... giving the status of daily wager within eight weeks from today. The Writ Petition is disposed of, so also the pending CMP(s), if any. (Justice Kurian Joseph) Chief Justice (Justice V.K. Sharma) Judge 3rd December, 2010 (cr/virender)