IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA C.W.P.(T) No. 5773 of 2008 Decided on: 9th November, 2010 Vijay Ram Petitioner 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 Petitioner: Mr. S.C. Sharma, Advocate For the Respondents: Mr. R.K. Bawa, Advocate General, with Mr. Ankush Sood, Addl. A.G. __________________________________________________________ Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) Petitioner sought appointment as driver. On 21.6.2010 this court had passed the following order:- “In para-6(xi), the petitioner has so stated: “That now recently, the applicant has come to know that respondent No. 2 has promoted seven persons, who were similarly situate as the applicant as peon-cum-drivers, to the post of drivers but the applicant has been ignored from being regularized or promoted to the post of driver, inspite of the fact that he is working as Peon-cum-driver for the last 14 years. The name of such severn persons are Kajoo Ram Kalta, Shri Bhagat Ram, Shri Hans Raj, Shri Surat Ram, Sri Amar Singh, Shri Mani Ram and SHri Sukh Ram. All these persons were working alongwith the applicant. This action of the respondents is against the basic principles of natural justice and in violation of the civil service rules. The applicant is being harassed and humiliated by the respondents and is being exploited for no fault on his part.” In response thereto the respondents-State has stated as under:- “That the contents of this sub para are admitted to the extent that S/Shri Kaju Ram, Bhagat Ram, Surat Ram, Amar Singh, Mani Ram and Sukh Raj were appointed as peon and they worked as peon-cum-driver till their regular appointment. Shri Hans Raj was appointed as a driver by the Ex-Servicemen Cell. The rest of the contents of this para are denied.” The petitioner has placed on record sufficient material to prove that even after his regular appointment as a peon, he was discharging his duties of a driver. This is so evident from Annexures A-2 to Annexure A-8. In these circumstances, respondent No. 2 is directed to consider the petitioner’s case for appointment as a driver. Needful be positively done within a period of four weeks from today. List on 28.7.2010.” 2. Subsequently, this court has granted time to the State on their application by two months from 5th October, 2010 in CMP No. 329 of 2010. In that view of the matter, no further orders are required in the writ petition, hence the writ petition is disposed of in terms of the order, extracted hereinabove. All the pending application(s), if any also stands disposed of. Copy dasti. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice ( Justice V.K. Ahuja ), November 9, 2010(K) Judge