IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No. 4218 of 2010 Date of decision: 25.10.2010 Kedar Singh Verma …... Petitioner Vs. State of H.P. & another …. Respondents Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice. The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kuldip Singh, Judge. For the Petitioner : Mr. Narinder Sharma, Advocate. For the respondents : Mr. R.K. Bawa, Advocate General with Mr. J.K. Verma, Dy. Advocate General, for respondent No.1. Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) The writ petition is filed with the following prayer:- (i) To issue writ of mandamus directing the respondents to regularize the services of the petitioner w.e.f. 1.4.2004 as Clerk/Assistant Auction Recorder or in alternative the respondents be directed to provide work-charge status to the petitioner w.e.f. 2nd October, 2003 with all consequential benefits. 2. According to the petitioner, the undisputed stand of the respondents is that the regularisation is in terms of the policy prevalent 2 at the relevant times. Therefore, it is the case of the petitioner that on completion of 8 years of continuous service, the petitioner should have been regularised subject to availability of vacancy and in case no vacancy is available, the work-charge status should have been conferred on the petition on completion of 10 years in terms of Rakesh Kumar vs. State of H.P. and others decided on 28.7.2010 in CWP No.2735 of 2010. There will be a direction to the 2nd respondent to look into all these aspects in light of the decision referred to above and take appropriate action in accordance with law with notice to the petitioner within a period of three months from the date of production of a copy of this judgment by the petitioner. Copy dasti. (Justice Kurian Joseph) Chief Justice. October 25, 2010 (Justice Kuldip Singh) (sks/grs) Judge.