CWP (T) No.16259 of 2008. 18.12.2009. Present: Mr. A.K. Gupta, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. R.K. Sharma, Senior Addl. Advocate General, with Mr. Anil Jaswal, Dy. Advocate General, for the respondents. Petitioner was engaged as a daily waged Beldar in the year 1995. He has worked in this capacity till 1996. His status was changed from Beldar to Complaint Clerk w.e.f. July, 1997. He uninterruptedly worked w.e.f. July, 1997 till 2003. Mr. A.K. Gupta, learned counsel for the petitioner submits at the Bar that in fact his client is working as Complaint Clerk till date and had completed 240 days in each calendar year w.e.f. 1997. However, the fact of the matter is that though the petitioner has worked uninterruptedly for a larger period as Complaint clerk but was given work charge status of a Beldar. This Court in Sh. Virender Verma vs. State of H.P. and another, CWP (T) No. 224 of 2008 decided on 16.7.2009 has held that in these circumstances, it is necessary to seek the option of the workman. In the present case also the petitioner ought to have been given option whether he was ready and willing to be regularized against the post of Beldar or Complaint Clerk after putting in requisite number of years. Consequently, the respondents are directed to seek petitioner’s option whether he will like to be conferred with the work charge status as Complaint Clerk on the basis of his uninterrupted service coupled with the fact that he had completed 240 days in each calendar year as a Beldar. The option be sought for within a period of eight weeks from today. Consequences shall follow. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. 18th December, 2009. (Rajiv Sharma), J. (tr)