IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP(T) No. 11815 of 2008 Decided on: 23rd December, 2010. Janam Singh and Others. …Petitioners. -Versus- State of H.P. and Others. …Respondents. Coram: The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 No. __________________________________________________________ For the petitioner. : Ms. Priyanka Chauhan, Advocate vice Mr. P.P. Chauhan, Advocate. For the respondents. : Mr. Anshul Bansal, Addl. A.G. with Mr. J.K. Verma, Dy. A.G. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rajiv Sharma, Judge (Oral): Case of the petitioners, in a nut-shell, is that though they have been regularized, however, according to them, the work charge status was to be conferred upon them as per the law laid down in Mool Raj Upadhyaya versus State of H.P. and others, 1994 Supplement (2) Supreme Court Cases 316 and State of Himachal Pradesh and others versus Gehar Singh, (2007) 12 SCC 43 immediately after completion of ten years’ continuous service. 2. Since the petitioners were engaged before 31.12.1993, the petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to consider the case of petitioners for conferment of work charge status/regularization immediately after completion of ten years’ continuous service as per the dicta of Mool Raj Upadhyaya’s case and Gehar Singh’s case with all consequential 1 Whether the reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment?. No. - 2 - benefits, within a period of two months from the date of production of a certified copy of this judgment by the petitioners. No costs. (Rajiv Sharma) Judge December 23, 2010. (bhupender) - 3 -