IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP (T) No. 8051/2008 and CWP (T) No. 8113/2008 Decided on:21.10.2009 1. CWP No. 8051/2008 Chuni Lal and others. …Petitioners. Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and others. …Respondents. 2. CWP No. 8113/2008 Dil Raj and others. …Petitioners. Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and others. …Respondents. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice R.B. Misra, A.C.J. The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, J. Whether approved for reporting ?1 No. For the petitioners : Mr. Ajay Sharma, Advocate (in both the petitions.) For the Respondents : R.K. Bawa, Advocate General with Mr. J.K. Verma, Deputy Advocate General in both the petitions. Rajiv Sharma, J. The petitioners were made work charge with effect from 1.4.1998. They were issued letters dated 29.10.2001. The issue raised in this petition has already been gone into by this Court in CWP (T) No. 8065 of 1 Whether the reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? No. 2 2008, tilted as Smt. Krishna Kumari and others Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and others, decided on 19.6.2009. This Court while allowing the writ petition has held that since the petitioners had completed 240 days in each calendar year, they were rightly regularized as per letter dated 23.7.1999. The petitioners were also required to be heard before the issuance of letters dated 29.10.2001. The petitioners have been visited with civil and evil consequences. Accordingly, the petition are allowed. The letters dated 29.10.2001 issued to all the petitioners are quashed and set aside. It is declared that the petitioners were rightly regularized/given the work charge status with effect from 1.4.1998. No costs. (R.B. Misra), Acting Chief Justice. (Rajiv Sharma), 21.10. 2009 Judge. *Awasthi*