IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP No. 7751 of 2010. Decided on: 20th December, 2010. Prakash Chand. …Petitioner. Vs. State of H.P. & others. …Respondents. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr. Justice V.K. Ahuja, Judge. For the petitioner : Mr. Pushpender, Advocate, vice Mr. K.B. Khajuria, Advocate. For the Respondents : Mr. J.K. Verma, Dy. Advocate General. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) The writ petition is filed with the following prayer: “(i) That writ in the nature of mandamus may kindly be issued and the respondent department may be directed to extend the benefit back wages to the petitioner as the same has been extended to the similar situate employees of same division.” 2. According to the petitioner, the matter is under correspondence among the parties. There will be a direction to the second respondent/competent authority to take final decision in the matter within a period of four months from the date of production of a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition by the petitioner and the benefits 2 to which the petitioner is found eligible shall also be disbursed to the petitioner within another one month. 3. The writ petition is disposed of, so also the pending applications, if any. Dasti copy. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice 20th December, 2010 (Justice V.K. Ahuja), (tr) Judge. 3