1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No. 3945 of 2010 Date of decision: 13.7.2010 Sahibo Devi ….. Petitioner. Vs. State of H.P. and others …. Respondents. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice. The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kuldip Singh, Judge. For the Petitioner : Mr. M.L. Sharma, Advocate. For the Respondents : Mr. R.K.Sharma, Sr. Additional Advocate General. Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) Writ petition has been filed with the following prayer: (i) “To direct the respondents to give work charged status to the petitioner’s husband late Shri Tehal Das on the post of Mali w.e.f. 1.1.1994 with all consequential benefits and release arrears of his pay pay to the petitioner in accordance with the statement Annexure P-1 submitted by respondent No.1 to respondent No.2”. 2. Inviting reference of the judgment of the Supreme Court in Mool Raj Upadhyaya vs. State of Himachal Pradesh and others 1994 Supp (2) SCC 316 and that of this Court in Gauri Dutt and Ors. Vs. State of H.P. Latest HLJ 2008(HP) 366, it is submitted that the petitioner is entitled to conferment of work charged status. There will be a direction to first respondent to make a final decision on Annexure P-1 within a 2 within a period of one month from the date of production of copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition of the petitioner. 3. With these observations, the writ petition is disposed of, so also the pending application(s), if any. Copy Dasti. ( Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice July 13, 2010. ( Kuldip Singh) Judge (sks/grs)