I IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP No. 1808 of 2007 with CWPs No. 1819, 1820, 1821, 1822, 1823, 1824, 1825, 1830, 1831, 1836, 1837, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1843, 1844, 1966, 1981, 1983, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2007, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2023, 2027, 2031, 2033, 2038, 2222, 2223, 2224, 2225, 2226, 2231, 2232, 2234, 22235, 2237, 2244, 2258, 2266, 2271, 2272, 2273, 2274, 2276, 2301, 2302, 2303, 2304 and 2306 of 2007 . Decided on: March 4, 2010 [ For title: Please see below ] Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr. Justice V.K. Ahuja, Judge. For the petitioner : See below. For the Respondents: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) 1. CWP No. 1808 of 2007 State of Himachal Pradesh and others ….... Petitioners Versus Chetru …. Respondent. For the Petitioner(s) Mr. R.K. Sharma, Sr. Addl. Advocate General. For the respondent Mr. Yudhvir Singh, Advocate. 2. CWP No. 1819 of 2007 State of Himachal Pradesh and others ….... Petitioners Versus Partap Singh …. Respondent. II For the Petitioner(s) Mr. R.K.Sharma, Sr. Addl. Advocate General. For the respondent Mr. Lovneesh Kanwar, Advocate. 3. CWP No. 1820 of 2007 State of Himachal Pradesh and others ….... Petitioners Versus Braham DassPartap Singh …. Respondent. For the Petitioner(s) Mr. R.K.Sharma, Sr. Addl. Advocate General. For the respondent Nemo. 4. CWP No. 1821 of 2007 State of Himachal Pradesh and others ….... Petitioners Versus Sali Ram …. Respondent. For the Petitioner(s) Mr. R.K.Sharma, Sr. Addl. Advocate General. For the respondent Nemo 5. CWP No. 1822 of 2007 State of Himachal Pradesh and others ….... Petitioners Versus Prema …. Respondent. For the Petitioner(s) Mr. R.K.Sharma, Sr. Addl. Advocate General. For the respondent Mr. Lovneesh Kanwar, Advocate. 6. CWP No. 1823 of 2007 State of Himachal Pradesh and others ….... Petitioners Versus Bhagwan Dass …. Respondent. For the Petitioner(s) Mr. R.K.Sharma, Sr. Addl. Advocate General. For the respondent Nemo. 7. CWP No. 1824 of 2007 III State of Himachal Pradesh and others ….... Petitioners Versus Prabha Ram …. Respondent. For the Petitioner(s) Mr. R.K.Sharma, Sr. Addl. Advocate General. For the respondent Nemo. 8. CWP No. 1825 of 2007 State of Himachal Pradesh and others ….... Petitioners Versus Bhagirath …. Respondent. For the Petitioner(s) Mr. R.K.Sharma, Sr. Addl. Advocate General. For the respondent Mr. Lovneesh Kanwar, Advocate. 9.. CWP No. 1830 of 2007 State of Himachal Pradesh and others ….... Petitioners Versus Dinesh Kumar …. Respondent. For the Petitioner(s) Mr. R.K.Sharma, Sr. Addl. Advocate General. For the respondent Mr. Neel Kamal Sharma, Advocate. 10. CWP No. 1831 of 2007 State of Himachal Pradesh and others ….... Petitioners Versus Sunder Singh and another …. Respondents. For the Petitioner(s) Mr. R.K.Sharma, Sr. Addl. Advocate General. For the respondents Mr. Neel Kamal Sharma, Advocate for respondent No.1. Mr. Sandeep Sharma, Asstt. Solicitor General of India for respondent No.2. 11 CWP No. 1836 of 2007 State of Himachal Pradesh and others ….... Petitioners Versus Harnu …. Respondent. IV For the Petitioner(s) Mr. R.K.Sharma, Sr. Addl. Advocate General. For the respondent Mr. Neel Kamal Sharma, Advocate. 12. CWP No. 1837 of 2007 State of Himachal Pradesh and others ….... Petitioners Versus Hirda Ram …. Respondent. For the Petitioner(s) Mr. R.K.Sharma, Sr. Addl. Advocate General. For the respondent Nemo. 13. CWP No. 1839 of 2007 State of Himachal Pradesh and others ….... Petitioners Versus Partap Singh …. Respondent. For the Petitioner(s) Mr. R.K.Sharma, Sr. Addl. Advocate General. For the respondent Mr. Lovneesh Kanwar, Advocate. 14. CWP No. 1840 of 2007 State of Himachal Pradesh and others ….... Petitioners Versus Munshi Ram (since deceased) through his LRs …. Respondent. For the Petitioner(s) Mr. R.K.Sharma, Sr. Addl. Advocate General. For the respondent Nemo. 15. CWP No. 1841 of 2007 State of Himachal Pradesh and others ….... Petitioners Versus Devi Ram …. Respondent. For the Petitioner(s) Mr. R.K.Sharma, Sr. Addl. Advocate General. For the respondent Mr. A.K. Gupta, Advocate. 16. CWP No. 1843 of 2007 State of Himachal Pradesh and others ….... Petitioners V Versus Parma Nand …. Respondent. For the Petitioner(s) Mr. R.K.Sharma, Sr. Addl. Advocate General. For the respondent Nemo. 17. CWP No. 1844 of 2007 State of Himachal Pradesh and others ….... Petitioners Versus Chet Ram (since deceased) through his LRs Bhaskar Dutt and others …. Respondents. For the Petitioner(s) Mr. R.K.Sharma, Sr. Addl. Advocate General. For the respondent Nemo. 18. CWP No. 1966 of 2007 State of Himachal Pradesh and others ….... Petitioners Versus Janam Singh …. Respondent. For the Petitioner(s) Mr. R.K.Sharma, Sr. Addl. Advocate General. For the respondent Nemo. 19. CWP No. 1981 of 2007 State of Himachal Pradesh and others ….... Petitioners Versus Dharam Dass …. Respondent. For the Petitioner(s) Mr. R.K.Sharma, Sr. Addl. Advocate General. For the respondent Nemo. 20. CWP No. 1983 of 2007 State of Himachal Pradesh and others ….... Petitioners Versus Tej Singh (since deceased) through his LRs …. Respondents. For the Petitioner(s) Mr. R.K.Sharma, Sr. Addl. Advocate General. For the respondents Mr. R.L. Chaudhary, Advocate. VI 21. CWP No. 1990 of 2007 State of Himachal Pradesh and others ….... Petitioners Versus Dayal Singh (since deceased) through his LRs …. Respondent. For the Petitioner(s) Mr. R.K.Sharma, Sr. Addl. Advocate General. For the respondent Mr. Neel Kamal Sharma, Advocate. 22. CWP No. 1991 of 2007 State of Himachal Pradesh and others ….... Petitioners Versus Balak Ram …. Respondent. For the Petitioner(s) Mr. R.K.Sharma, Sr. Addl. Advocate General. For the respondent Nemo. 23. CWP No. 1992 of 2007 State of Himachal Pradesh and others ….... Petitioners Versus Munshi Ram …. Respondent. For the Petitioner(s) Mr. R.K.Sharma, Sr. Addl. Advocate General. For the respondent Nemo. 24. CWP No. 1996 of 2007 State of Himachal Pradesh and others ….... Petitioners Versus Roshan Lal …. Respondent. For the Petitioner(s) Mr. R.K.Sharma, Sr. Addl. Advocate General. For the respondent Nemo. 25. CWP No. 1998 of 2007 State of Himachal Pradesh and others ….... Petitioners Versus VII Jai Chand and another …. Respondents. For the Petitioner(s) Mr. R.K.Sharma, Sr. Addl. Advocate General. For the respondent Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate for respondent No.1. Mr. Sandeep Sharma, Asstt. Solicitor General of India, for respondent No.2. 26. CWP No. 1999 of 2007 State of Himachal Pradesh and others ….... Petitioners Versus Khaimdu Ram …. Respondent. For the Petitioner(s) Mr. R.K.Sharma, Sr. Addl. Advocate General. For the respondent Nemo. 27. CWP No. 2000 of 2007 State of Himachal Pradesh and others ….... Petitioners Versus Gian Chand …. Respondent. For the Petitioner(s) Mr. R.K.Sharma, Sr. Addl. Advocate General. For the respondent Ms. Tanu Sharma, Advocate. 28. CWP No. 2003 of 2007 State of Himachal Pradesh and others ….... Petitioners Versus Hari Singh …. Respondent. For the Petitioner(s) Mr. R.K.Sharma, Sr. Addl. Advocate General. For the respondent Mr. Ajay Sharma, Advocate. 29. CWP No. 2007 of 2007 State of Himachal Pradesh and others ….... Petitioners Versus Rama Nand …. Respondent. For the Petitioner(s) Mr. R.K.Sharma, Sr. Addl. Advocate General. For the respondent Nemo. VIII 30. CWP No. 2016 of 2007 State of Himachal Pradesh and others ….... Petitioners Versus Pahu Ram …. Respondent. For the Petitioner(s) Mr. R.K.Sharma, Sr. Addl. Advocate General. For the respondent Nemo. 31. CWP No. 2017 of 2007 State of Himachal Pradesh and others ….... Petitioners Versus Damodar Dass …. Respondent. For the Petitioner(s) Mr. R.K.Sharma, Sr. Addl. Advocate General. For the respondent Nemo. 32. CWP No. 2018 of 2007 State of Himachal Pradesh and others ….... Petitioners Versus Bhandaru Ram and another …. Respondents. For the Petitioner(s) Mr. R.K.Sharma, Sr. Addl. Advocate General. For the respondents Mr. Dinesh Thakur, Advocate vice Mr. Rakesh Jamwal, Advocate for respondent No.1. Mr. Sandeep Sharma, Asstt. Solicitor General of India, for respondent No.2. 33. CWP No. 2022 of 2007 State of Himachal Pradesh and others ….... Petitioners Versus Gurkan Ram and another …. Respondents. For the Petitioner(s) Mr. R.K.Sharma, Sr. Addl. Advocate General. For the respondents Mr. Onkar Jairath, Advocate for respondent No.1 Mr. Sandeep Sharma, Asstt. Solicitor General of India, for respondent No.2. 34. CWP No. 2023 of 2007 State of Himachal Pradesh and others ….... Petitioners IX Versus Kishan Chand …. Respondent. For the Petitioner(s) Mr. R.K.Sharma, Sr. Addl. Advocate General. For the respondent Mr. G.R. Palsara, Advocate. 35. CWP No. 2027 of 2007 State of Himachal Pradesh and others ….... Petitioners Versus Babu Ram …. Respondent. For the Petitioner(s) Mr. R.K.Sharma, Sr. Addl. Advocate General. For the respondent Mr. A.K. Gupta, Advocate. 36. CWP No. 2031 of 2007 State of Himachal Pradesh and others ….... Petitioners Versus Tilak Chand …. Respondent. For the Petitioner(s) Mr. R.K.Sharma, Sr. Addl. Advocate General. For the respondent Mr. Ajay Mohan Goel, Advocate. 37. CWP No. 2033 of 2007 State of Himachal Pradesh and others ….... Petitioners Versus Madho Prashad …. Respondent. For the Petitioner(s) Mr. R.K.Sharma, Sr. Addl. Advocate General. For the respondent Mr. R.L. Chaudhary, Advocate. 38.. CWP No. 2038 of 2007 State of Himachal Pradesh and others ….... Petitioners Versus Smt. Shankri Devi …. Respondent. For the Petitioner(s) Mr. R.K.Sharma, Sr. Addl. Advocate General. For the respondent Nemo. X 39. CWP No. 2222 of 2007 State of Himachal Pradesh and others ….... Petitioners Versus Chint Ram (since deceased) through his LRs …. Respondents. For the Petitioner(s) Mr. R.K.Sharma, Sr. Addl. Advocate General. For the respondents Mr. Baldev Singh, Advocate. 40. CWP No. 2223 of 2007 State of Himachal Pradesh and others ….... Petitioners Versus Munshi Ram …. Respondent. For the Petitioner(s) Mr. R.K.Sharma, Sr. Addl. Advocate General. For the respondent Nemo. 41. CWP No. 2224 of 2007 State of Himachal Pradesh and others ….... Petitioners Versus Achhari …. Respondent. For the Petitioner(s) Mr. R.K.Sharma, Sr. Addl. Advocate General. For the respondent Nemo. 42. CWP No. 2225 of 2007 State of Himachal Pradesh and others ….... Petitioners Versus Om Parkash …. Respondent. For the Petitioner(s) Mr. R.K.Sharma, Sr. Addl. Advocate General. For the respondent Mr. Lalit Sehgal, Advocate. 43. CWP No. 2226 of 2007 State of Himachal Pradesh and others ….... Petitioners Versus XI Shyam Lal and another …. Respondents. For the Petitioner(s) Mr. R.K.Sharma, Sr. Addl. Advocate General. For the respondents Mr. Sandeep Sharma, Asstt. Solicitor General of India for respondent No.2. 44. CWP No. 2231 of 2007 State of Himachal Pradesh and others ….... Petitioners Versus Devi Saran …. Respondent. For the Petitioner(s) Mr. R.K.Sharma, Sr. Addl. Advocate General. For the respondent Mr. Neel Kamal Sood, Advocate. 45. CWP No. 2232 of 2007 State of Himachal Pradesh and others ….... Petitioners Versus Shouju Ram …. Respondent. For the Petitioner(s) Mr. R.K.Sharma, Sr. Addl. Advocate General. For the respondent Ms. Bindaya Sharma, Advocate. 46. CWP No. 2234 of 2007 State of Himachal Pradesh and others ….... Petitioners Versus Tek Chand …. Respondent. For the Petitioner(s) Mr. R.K.Sharma, Sr. Addl. Advocate General. For the respondent Ms. Archana Dutt, Advocate. 47 CWP No. 2235 of 2007 State of Himachal Pradesh and others ….... Petitioners Versus Beli Ram …. Respondent. For the Petitioner(s) Mr. R.K.Sharma, Sr. Addl. Advocate General. For the respondent Ms. Archana Dutt, Advocate. XII 48. CWP No. 2237 of 2007 State of Himachal Pradesh and others ….... Petitioners Versus Prithi Singh …. Respondent. For the Petitioner(s) Mr. R.K.Sharma, Sr. Addl. Advocate General. For the respondent Nemo. 49. CWP No. 2244 of 2007 State of Himachal Pradesh and others ….... Petitioners Versus Bhan Singh …. Respondent. For the Petitioner(s) Mr. R.K.Sharma, Sr. Addl. Advocate General. For the respondent Mr. Ashok Chaudhary, Advocate. 50. CWP No. 2258 of 2007 State of Himachal Pradesh and others ….... Petitioners Versus Tikku Ram …. Respondent. For the Petitioner(s) Mr. R.K.Sharma, Sr. Addl. Advocate General. For the respondent Mr. Dilip Sharma, Advocate. 51. CWP No. 2266 of 2007 State of Himachal Pradesh and others ….... Petitioners Versus Sangat Ram …. Respondent. For the Petitioner(s) Mr. R.K.Sharma, Sr. Addl. Advocate General. For the respondent Mr. Ramesh Thakur, Advocate. 52. CWP No. 2271 of 2007 State of Himachal Pradesh and others ….... Petitioners Versus Bhan Singh …. Respondent. XIII For the Petitioner(s) Mr. R.K.Sharma, Sr. Addl. Advocate General. For the respondent Mr. Ashok Chaudhary, Advocate. 53. CWP No. 2272 of 2007 State of Himachal Pradesh and others ….... Petitioners Versus Thanku Ram …. Respondent. For the Petitioner(s) Mr. R.K.Sharma, Sr. Addl. Advocate General. For the respondent Mr. Manohar Lal Sharma, Advocate. 54. CWP No. 2273 of 2007 State of Himachal Pradesh and others ….... Petitioners Versus Jassu Ram and another. …. Respondent. For the Petitioner(s) Mr. R.K.Sharma, Sr. Addl. Advocate General. For the respondent Mr. J.R.Poshwal, Advocate for respondent No.1. Mr. Sandeep Sharma, Asstt. Solicitor General of India, for respondent No.2. 55. CWP No. 2274 of 2007 State of Himachal Pradesh and others ….... Petitioners Versus Garboo Devi (since deceased) through LRs …. Respondent. For the Petitioner(s) Mr. R.K.Sharma, Sr. Addl. Advocate General. For the respondent Mrs. Ranjana Parmar, Advocate. 56. CWP No. 2276 of 2007 State of Himachal Pradesh and others ….... Petitioners Versus Dharam Dass (since deceased) through LRs …. Respondent. For the Petitioner(s) Mr. R.K.Sharma, Sr. Addl. Advocate General. For the respondent Nemo. XIV 57. CWP No. 2301 of 2007 State of Himachal Pradesh and others ….... Petitioners Versus Surtia …. Respondent. For the Petitioner(s) Mr. R.K.Sharma, Sr. Addl. Advocate General. For the respondent Mr. A.K. Gupta, Advocate. 58. CWP No. 2302 of 2007 State of Himachal Pradesh and others ….... Petitioners Versus Nokhu Ram …. Respondent. For the Petitioner(s) Mr. R.K.Sharma, Sr. Addl. Advocate General. For the respondent Mrs. Ranjana Parmar, Advocate. 59. CWP No. 2303 of 2007 State of Himachal Pradesh and others ….... Petitioners Versus Amrit Lal …. Respondent. For the Petitioner(s) Mr. R.K.Sharma, Sr. Addl. Advocate General. For the respondent Nemo. 60. CWP No. 2304 of 2007 State of Himachal Pradesh and others ….... Petitioners Versus Roop Singh …. Respondent. For the Petitioner(s) Mr. R.K.Sharma, Sr. Addl. Advocate General. For the respondent Mr. Neel Kamal Sharma, Advocate. 61. CWP No. 2306 of 2007 State of Himachal Pradesh and others ….... Petitioners Versus Suram Singh …. Respondent. XV For the Petitioner(s) Mr. R.K.Sharma, Sr. Addl. Advocate General. For the respondent Nemo. Since common question of law and fact is involved in these Writ Petitions, they are being disposed of by a common order. The issue raised in these Writ Petitions pertains to the question whether 50% of the daily waged service rendered by the original applicants can be counted as qualifying service for the purpose of pension. We find that this issue is squarely covered in favour of the original applicants by several judgments of this Court and the one reported as State of Himachal Pradesh and others vs. Sarab Dayal, Latest HLJ 2007 (1) HP 1292. The learned Senior Additional Advocate General submits that the State has pursued the matter before the Supreme Court and the matter is now pending before the Supreme Court. But we find that in the Special Leave to Appeal (Civil) No. 362 of 2008 filed against the judgment of this Court in CWP No. 180 of 2001, the Hon’ble Supreme Court has directed the State to comply with the impugned order. However, the matter is still pending before the Supreme Court. Since the order has been implemented in the case of several applicants, of course, subject to the final outcome of the matter pending before the Supreme Court, it is only appropriate that the same course of action is followed in the case of original applicants in these cases also. Therefore, these Writ Petitions are disposed of XVI directing the State to extend the benefit of 50% of the daily waged service rendered by the original Applicants as qualifying service for the purpose of pension, however, making it clear that the implementation of the order is subject to the outcome of the Special Leave to Appeal (Civil) No. 362 of 2008 and the other connected matters. Some of the learned counsel appearing for the original applicants submit that in some cases the original applicant(s) had died. But death will not take away the benefit otherwise admissible to the original applicant(s) and needless to point out that the benefit will be available to the legal heirs of such original applicants. The needful shall be done within a period of one month from the date of production of a copy of this judgment. All these Writ Petitions stand disposed of, so also pending applications, if any. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice March 4, 2010 ( Justice V.K. Ahuja ), (rks) Judge.