IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP No. 7147/2011 Decided on:31.8.2011 _____________________________________________ Harpal Singh. …Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. and another. …Respondents. ________________________________________________________ Coram: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 For the petitioner : Mr. B.S. Chauhan, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. Ankush Sood, Addl. A.G. for respondent No.1. Mr. V.B. Verma, Advocate for respondent No.2. _____________________________________________________ Justice Rajiv Sharma, Judge (oral). Present petition has been filed with the following reliefs: 1. The writ of mandamus may be issued against the respondents to grant work charge status to petitioner with interest from 30.4.1999 to 1.2.2008 with all consequential benefits such as fixation of salary, seniority and arrears of back wages. 2. That the respondents may be ordered to calculate and release the arrears in favour of the petitioner from the day/date, i.e. 30.4.1999 to 1.2.2008. 1 Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2 Record may also be summoned for the kind perusal of this Court. 2. The lis in the present case is squarely covered by a judgment rendered by this Court in CWP No.5907 of 2010 titled as Sukh Chain versus State of H.P. and others and other connected matters decided on 4.5.2011. The operative portion of the judgment reads as under: “17. In the above facts and circumstances, we do not find any legal merit in the claim advanced by the petitioners for conferment of work charged status in the Corporation or for retrospective regularization as they have been absorbed in Government Service as regular employees in deviation of the policy and in relaxation of the Rules, as a one time package. However, in case anything is left out in that package, it is for them to approach the Government.” 3. Consequently, there is no merit in the petition and the same is dismissed. No costs. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice. (Justice Rajiv Sharma), Judge. 31.8.2011 *awasthi*