IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No. 7113 of 2010 Decided on: 30.11.2010 Jagat Singh and another …. Petitioner Versus State of H.P. & Ors. … Respondents Coram : The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr. Justice V.K. Ahuja, Judge For the petitioner: Mr. Abhyendra Gupta, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. R.K. Bawa, Advocate General with Mr. Ankush Dass Sood, Addl. Advocate General and Mr. J.K. Verma, Deputy Advocate General. Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral): The petitioners herein are covered by the respective awards passed by the Industrial Tribunal, Shimla. The petitioners have been denied back wages. But, they have been granted the relief of reinstatement with continuity in service. The main grievance of the petitioners is that the benefit of the award in the matter of continuity of service is not granted while considering the claim for conferment of workcharged status. Since the Industrial Tribunal has granted the continuity of service in the award and since the award has become final, the petitioners are covered by the awards and are entitled to count their service for the purpose of conferment of work-charged status. Ordered accordingly and the Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the second respondent to count the period granted by the Industrial Tribunal –continuity of service- the period they were kept out 2 of their work for the purpose of conferment of work-charged status. The needful as above, shall be done within a period of two months from the date of production of the copy of this judgment alongwith a copy of this Writ Petition. 2. With these observations, the Writ Petition is disposed of, so also the pending application(s), if any. Copy Dasti. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice (Justice V.K. Ahuja ), November 30, 2010 Judge (BSS/SDS)