IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP No. 3423 of 2011 Decided on: May 18, 2011. Lal Bahadur and another ….Petitioners Versus State of H.P. and others …Respondents Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr. Justice V.K. Ahuja, Judge. For the petitioners : Mr. A.K. Gupta, Advocate. For the respondents : Mr. R.K. Bawa, A.G. with Mr. Ankush Dass Sood, Addl. A.G. and Mr. J. K. Verma, Dy. A.G. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral): The writ petition is filed with the following prayers:- “ (i) That respondents may be ordered to grant work charge status to the petitioners from the due date in terms of Mool Raj Upadhayay Vrs. State of H.P. and Phool Maya Vrs. State of H.P. w.e.f. the dates the petitioners completed 10 years of service with all the benefits incidental thereof such as full back wages, seniority and pay fixation etc.” 2. According to the petitioners, their case is covered by the judgment of this Court in Phool Maya versus State of H.P. (CWP (T) No. 10220 of 2008) and Mool Raj Upadhyaya vs. State of H.P. and others, 1994 Supp. (2) SCC 316. The learned Deputy Advocate General submits that the factual position will have to be verified. Therefore, the writ petition is disposed of directing the second respondent/competent authority 2 to look into the matter and after verifying the facts, take appropriate action in accordance with law in light also of the judgments, referred to above, within four months from the date of production of a copy of this judgment and copies of the judgments, referred to above, along with a copy of the writ petition by the petitioners. 3. All the pending application(s) if any, also stand disposed of. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice (Justice V.K. Ahuja), May 18, 2011 Judge (BSS/MLG)