IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP No.1579 of 2011 Decided on: April 7, 2011. Balwant Singh 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 : Ms.Seema Guleria, Advocate. For the respondents : Mr.R.K. Bawa, Advocate General, with Mr.Ankush Dass Sood, Additional Advocate General for respondents No.1 to 3. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) Writ petition is filed with the following prayer: “(i) That the respondents No.1 and 2 may very kindly be directed to take into account the services rendered in Milk Federation by the petitioners under Respondents No.1 and 2 towards seniority; continuing with the benefits of the scheme of EPF or GPF instead of Contributory Pension Scheme under respondents No.1 and 2 and also with entitlement of pensionary benefits as in Milk Federation OR in the alternate the permanent absorption of the petitioners with the respondents No.1 and 2 made vide office order dated 3.6.2009 at Annexure P-1, whereby the services of the petitioners have been permanently absorbed in the Department of Fisheries under respondents No.1 and 2 may very kindly be quashed and the petitioners may kindly be repatriated to their parent department under respondent No.3 and 4 with all consequential benefits.” 2. It is submitted that the petitioners are similarly situated as the petitioners in CWPs No. 2634 of 2009 and 2903 of 2009. The petitioners pray for 2 an opportunity to approach the first respondent seeking similar treatment. Therefore, the writ petition is disposed of as follows. 3. In the event of the petitioners approaching the first respondent, the matter will be duly considered by the first respondent and appropriate action in accordance with law, in light also of the judgments referred to above, will be taken without discriminating the petitioners. Needful, as above, shall be done within four months from the date of the receipt of the representation(s). 4. With the above direction, the writ petition stands disposed of so also the pending application(s), if any. Dasti copy. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice April 7, 2011 (Justice V.K. Ahuja), (tilak/jai) Judge.