IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP 7387 of 2010. Decided on 30th December 2010. Sunder Singh. ....Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. & others. ....Respondents. Coram: The Hon'ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice The Hon'ble Mr. Justice V.K. Sharma, Judge. For the Petitioner: Ms. Suvrata Sood, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. R.K. Bawa, Advocate General, with Mr. Ankush Dass Sood, Additional Advocate General. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Justice V.K. Sharma, J. (oral): The petitioner seeks continuance up to the age of 60 years. But the fact remains that he has been regularized only in the year 2004. According to the petitioner he was engaged as Beldar in the year 1992, he should have been conferred work charge status or he should have been regularized in service after completion of eight years in terms of the decision of Supreme Court in Mool Raj Upadhaya vs. State of H.P. and others, 1994 Supp;. (2) SCC 316. In case such conferment of work charge status/ regularization is prior to 10.5.2001, he is entitled to continue up to 60 years, in which case, he will be re- engaged forthwith. Needful in this regard shall be done within a period of one month from the date of production of copy of this judgment by the petitioner before the 2nd respondent. In case no orders as above, are passed within the said period, it shall be deemed that he is entitled to continue upto 60 years and he shall be re-engaged into service after the expiry of one month. It is made clear that in case he is re-engaged, as above, the period between the retirement and re- engagement shall be treated as service for all purposes except the actual back wages. 2. The writ petition is disposed of, so also the pending applications, if any Copy dasti. (Justice Kurian Joseph) Chief Justice December 30, 2010 (V.K. Sharma) (kck) Judge.