IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP No. 7752 of 2010. Decided on: 20th December, 2010. Polo Ram. …Petitioner. Vs. Managing Director, HPSIDC & anr. …Respondents. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr. Justice V.K. Ahuja, Judge. For the petitioner : Mr. Vishwa Bhushan, Advocate. For the Respondents : Nemo. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) The writ petition is filed with the following prayer: “(i) That this Hon’ble Court may kindly issue an appropriate writ in the nature of mandamus and the respondent department may be directed to extend the benefit of work charge status to the petitioner on the completion of 8 years of work charge services or in the alternative the respondents may be directed to grant the regular status on the completion of 10 years in view of law laid down by the Hon’ble Supreme Court with consequential benefits.” 2. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the case is squarely covered by the decision of this Court rendered in CWP No. 2735 of 2010 titled as Rakesh Kumar and others vs. State of H.P. and others decided on 28th July, 2010. Therefore, it is for the petitioner 2 to approach the first respondent within a period of one month, in which case the matter will be duly considered by the first respondent in the light of the judgments, referred to above and appropriate action in accordance with law will be taken within another four months from the date of receipt of the representation along with a copy of this judgment and the copies of the judgments, referred to above. 3. The writ petition is disposed of, so also the pending applications, if any. Dasti copy. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice 20th December, 2010 (Justice V.K. Ahuja), (tr) Judge. 3