IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP(T) No. 5425 of 2008. Date of decision: 28.10.2010. Jeet Singh …..Petitioner. Vs. State of H.P. & anr. …. Respondents. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kuldip Singh, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 For the petitioner : Mrs. Ranjana Parmar, Advocate. For the Respondents : Ms. Ruma Kaushik, Addl. Advocate General. Justice Kuldip Singh, J. (Oral). The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that petition may be disposed of in view of paragraph-3 of affidavit dated 9.8.2010 filed by the Superintending Engineer. In the petition, the petitioner has prayed for quashing of office order dated 28.5.1998 Annexure A-3 vide which the petitioner has been given temporary appointment as Carpenter Grade- IV. It is the case of the petitioner that he had worked as Carpenter Grade-I from 1987 onwards, and, therefore, he is entitled to regularization as Carpenter Grade-1. In the affidavit dated 9.8.2010, it has been stated that petitioner has been regularized as work-charge Carpenter w.e.f. 1.1.1997. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the case of the petitioner is covered by the decision of Supreme Court in Mool Raj Upadhyaya vs. State of H.P. and others 1994 Whether the reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the Judgment? …2… Supplement (2) Supreme Court Cases 313 and the decision rendered by this court in Gauri Dutt & ors. v. State of H.P. Latest HLJ 2008 (HP) 366. 3. In the affidavit dated 9.8.2010, it has been stated that petitioner had worked w.e.f. 26.12.1986 to 1.1.1997 for ten years, as daily paid Carpenter Grade-I for 8 years 2 months and Grade III for 1 year 9 months. This being the stand of the respondents, therefore, the case of the petitioner for regularization is covered by Gauri Dutt (supra). In these circumstances, the petitioner will file a representation before respondent No. 2 within a period of one month alongwith a copy of this judgement and thereafter respondent No. 2 will decide the said representation by a speaking order within a period of another three months, adverting to the submissions made in the representation and decision in Gauri Dutt with follow up action as per Gauri Dutt (supra). 4. With the above observations, the petition stands disposed of, also the pending application(s), if any. October 28, 2010. ( Kuldip Singh ), (Hem) Judge.