1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH SHIMLA. CWP No. 7082 of 2010. Date of Decision: 27th December, 2010. Rajesh Kumar …..Petitioner. Versus Commissioner, Baba Balak Nath Temple and others …..Respondents. Coram: The Hon’ble Mr. Justice R.B. Misra, Judge The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Karol, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioner: Mr. Avneesh Bhardwaj, Advocate For the Respondents: Mr. R.K. Sharma, Senior Additional Advocate General. R.B. Misra, J. (Oral). Following prayers have been made in the present writ petition: “ In view of the submissions made herein above, it is most humbly and respectfully prayed that present Civil Writ Petition may kindly be allowed and writ in the nature of mandamus be issued in favour of petitioner and against the respondents with direction to them to regularize the petitioner after reckoning his eight years of service from the year, 1993 when respondent trust take over the management of temple or from 18.10.1998 when petitioner was reappointed by respondent No. 2 on the order of respondent No. 1 and gave him work charge status from due date i.e. reckoning ten years from 1993 or any other subsequent date and its benefits till today alongwith all other consequential service benefits and arrears of pay etc. Respondents may also be directed to 1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2 pay equal salary to petitioner which they are giving to other pujaries of temple.” 2. As has been submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner Mr. Avneesh Bhardwaj that the present writ petition can be disposed of in views of the order dated 14th December, 2010 passed in CWP No. 7551 of 2010 Sanjeev Kumar and another Vs. State of H.P. & another. 3 The present writ petition is disposed of with direction to the respondent No. 1 to look into the grievance of the petitioner and take appropriate action in accordance with law, taking note of the precedent in the case of the similarly situated workers. The needful, as above, shall be done within four weeks from the date of production of a copy of this judgment as well as the order dated 14th December, 2010 passed in CWP No. 7551 of 2010, Sanjeev Kumar and another Vs. State of H.P. & another. Copy Dasti. (R.B. Misra), Judge (Sanjay Karol) Judge December 24, 2010 (KRS)