IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH SHIMLA C.W.P. No. 7021/2011 Date of decision: 12.12. 2011 Roop Dass son of late Sh. Gokal Ram, R/o village Tiuni PO Sush, Tehsil Anni, District Kullu, H.P. …..Petitioner Versus 1. State of H.P. through its Principal Secretary (HPPWD) to the Government of H.P. Shimla-2. 2. The Engineer-in-Chief HPPWD Nigam Vihar Shimla-2. 3. The Superintending Engineer HPPWD Circle Rampur, District Shimla, H.P. 4. The Executive Engineer HPPWD Outer Seraj Division Nirmand Tehsil Nirmand District Kullu, H.P. 5. The Sub-Divisional Officer, HPPWD Sub Division Neethar, Tehsil Nirmand District Kullu, H.P. 6. The Sub Divisional Officer, HPPWD Anni, Tehsil Anni District Kullu, H .P. CIVIL WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA. _______________________________________________ Coram: The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Surinder Singh, J. Whether approved for reporting ?1 For the Petitioner: Mr. S.S. Sood, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. A.K. Bansal, Addl. Advocate General. Surinder Singh, J (Oral) By means of the present petition, the petitioner seeks direction to grant work-charge status/regularization to him w.e.f. 1.1.1997, i.e. after 1 Whether the reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment ?. yes - 2 - completion of 10 years/ 8 years daily wage service respectively, in view of the judgments passed in Mohan Lal Thakur versus State of H.P. and others CWP(T) No. 7902/2008 decided on 23.4.2009 (Annexure P1) and Sant Lal versus State of H.P. and others CWP(T) No. 4737 of 2008 whereby the short fall in working days was either condoned or ordered to be over-looked by the respondents more specifically when the workman had put in long years of service. The representation (Annexure P4) is stated to be pending consideration. 2. Shri A.K. Bansal, learned Additional Advocate General states at the Bar that the respondents shall consider the case of the petitioner in view of the judgments aforesaid in a time bound manner. 3. In view of this, respondent No. 1 is directed to decide the representation (Annexure P4) pending with him within three months from today, keeping in view the ratio of judgments aforesaid. 4. The petition stands disposed of so also the pending application(s), if any. December 12, 2011 (Surinder Singh), (cm) Judge