HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA CWP No. : 384 of 2001. Decided on: 1.8.2008. State of H.P. and others. ……… Petitioners. Versus Subhash Chand ………Respondent. Coram: The Hon’ble Mr.Justice Deepak Gupta, Judge. The Hon’ble Mr.Justice V.K. Ahuja, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? No. For the petitioners: Mr.R.M. Bisht and Mr.Rajesh Mandhotra, Deputy Advocate Generals. For the respondent: None. Deepak Gupta, J. (Oral): This petition is directed against the order of the H.P. State Administrative Tribunal, dated 22.6.2000, whereby the petitioner-State has been directed to regularize the services of the respondent w.e.f. 1.1.1994 in compliance with the scheme approved by the Apex Court in Mool Raj Upadhyaya v. State of H.P. and others, 1994 Supp(2) Supreme Court Cases 316. The undisputed facts of the case are that the respondent was initially engaged as a casual labourer in September, 1982. Therefore, on 31.12.1993, he had completed more than 11 years of service as casual labourer. It is also not in dispute that in fact the respondent has rendered more than 240 days of service, without break, in each of these years. __________________ Whether reporters of local newspapers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes. - 2 - Therefore, the direction of the learned Tribunal that the services of the respondent be deemed to have been regularized w.e.f. 1.1.1994 is strictly in compliance with the scheme approved by the Apex Court in Mool Raj Upadhyaya’s case (supra) and calls for no interference by this Court. The petition, being without any merit, is, therefore, dismissed. No orders as to costs. (Deepak Gupta), Judge. (V.K. Ahuja), August 1, 2008. (TILAK) Judge.