IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA CWP No. 4666 of 2010 and CWP No. 4674 of 2010 Date of decision: 06.12.2010 ________________________________________________________________________ 1. CWP No. 4666 of 2010 Padam Dev vs. State of H.P. and others 2. CWP No. 4674 of 2010 Liaqut Ali vs. State of H.P. and others Coram The Hon'ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph,C.J. The Hon'ble Mr. Justice V.K. Sharma,J. ________________________________________________________________________ For the petitioner(s): Ms. Arcahna Dutt, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. R.K. Bawa, Advocate General with Mr. J.K. Verma, Dy. Advocate General for respondents No. 1 & 3. Mr. Naveen Bhardwaj, Advocate, for respondent No. 2. Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) The Writ Petitions are filed with the following prayer: “i) That the respondents may kindly be directed to grant the work charge status/regularisation to the petitioners w.e.f. the year 2005 with all consequential benefits as per the directions of the Hon'ble Apex Court and as per the policy framed by the State Government in the interest of justice and fair play.” 2. The learned counsel for respondent No. 2-corporation submits that among other grounds, this court may also appreciate the ground that the petitioner has approached this Court belatedly. Whether the delay would defeat the justice in this case is the question to be considered. As far as the merit is concerned, in view of the ...2... judgment rendered in LPA No. 115 of 2009, the petitioner cannot be discriminated. Therefore, the benefit that should have been granted to the petitioner at the time when he acquired the eligibility for the same are disbursed only belatedly. There is no burden of interest or cost. In the process it is not the petitioner, who has been benefited, but the Corporation. In that view of the matter, this writ petition is disposed of directing the second respondent to take appropriate action in the light of the judgment rendered in LPA No. 115 of 2009, without discriminating the petitioner, within a period of four months from the date of production of a copy of this judgment alongwith a copy of the writ petition by the petitioner.. 3. The pending application(s), if any, also stand disposed of. Copy Dasti. (Justice Kurian Joseph) Chief Justice (Justice V.K. Sharma) Judge 6th December, 2010 (virender/pankaj)