IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP No. 7756 of 2010. Decided on: 20th December, 2010. Bhupinder Kumar. …Petitioner. Vs. State of H.P. & 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. B.S. Thakur, 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 petition is filed with the following prayers: “(A) Writ of Mandamus may kindly be issued thereby directing the respondents to regularize the services of petitioner w.e.f. 8.10.2008 i.e. the period of completion of eight years of service on special contract and to pay all monetary and other consequential benefits from the date of completion of eight years service till 25.11.2009 i.e. the date from which service of petitioner is regularized. (B) Writ of Mandamus may kindly be issued thereby directing the respondents to exempt the petitioner from having B.Ed Degree and M.Phil Degree of petitioner in the subject of Political Science be treated as equivalent to B.Ed. Degree as is done by the respondents department in other similar cases.” 2 2. According to the petitioner, on completion of eight years of service on special contract, he should have been regularized in service, but no action has been taken in that regard. Annexure P-4, representation is pending before the second respondent. There will be a direction to the second respondent to look into the matter and take final decision in the matter within a period of four months from the date of production of a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition by the petitioner. 3. The writ petition is disposed of, so also the pending applications, if any. Dasti copy. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice 20th December, 2010 (Justice V.K. Ahuja), (tr) Judge. 3