IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP No. 5788 of 2010. Decided on: 17th September, 2010. Tulsi Ram. ….Petitioner. Versus Secretary (Forest), Govt. of H.P. and Ors. ….Respondents. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, Judge. For the petitioners : Ms. Megna, Advocate, vice Mr. M.L. Sharma, Advocate. For the Respondents : Mr. R.K. Bawa, Advocate General, with Mr. J.K. Verma, Dy. Advocate General. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) The writ petitionis filed for the following prayer: “(1) To direct the respondents to give work charged status to the petitioner on the post of Forest Worker w.e.f. 1.4.94 with all consequential benefits as per statement Annexure P- 1 sent by respondent No.2 to respondent No.1.” 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 the first respondent to make a final decision on Annexure P-1 within a period of one 2 month from the date of production of a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition by the petitioner. With these observations, the writ petition is disposed of, so also the pending applications, if any. Dasti copy. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice 17th September, 2010 ( Justice Rajiv Sharma), (tr) Judge.