CWP-T No.2898 of 2008 07.05.2009 Present: Mr. Baldev Singh, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. R.K. Sharma, Senior Additional Advocate General with Mr. Rajinder Dogra, Additional Advocate General and Mr. Vikas Rathore, Deputy Advocate General for the respondents. The petitioner was convicted by the learned Sessions Judge, Kangra (Camp at Chamba) on 25.1.1975. He had undergone imprisonment awarded by the learned Sessions Judge. He was engaged on daily wages with the respondent-department. He had completed ten years of service. However, he was not regularized on the basis of his previous conviction as per para-1 of the preliminary submissions of the reply filed by the State. The State Government apparently has not taken into consideration para-9.1 of Chapter 9, Volume-I of Handbook on Personal Matters while declining the status of regularization to the petitioner. Accordingly, the petition is allowed. The respondents are directed to reconsider the case of the petitioner strictly as per para-9.1 of Chapter 9, Volume-I of Handbook on Personal Matters within a period of eight weeks from today. No costs. (Rajiv Sharma), J. May 07, 2009. (rkv)