IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP No. 8628 of 2011-J Decided on: 13th October, 2011. Karam Chand …Petitioner. Vs. State of H.P. and others. …Respondents. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, Judge. For the Petitioner : Mr. Rajender Sharma, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. R.K. Bawa, Advocate General, with Mr. Ankush Dass Sood, Addl. AG and Mr. J.K. Verma, Deputy Advocate General. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) The writ petition is filed with the following prayer:- “The petitioner may kindly be held entitled to grant all the service benefits from the date of his initial appointment i.e. 20.08.1959 since the case of the petitioner is squarely covered by the judgment rendered by this Hon’ble Court in C.W.P. No. 1802 of 2002, titled as State of H.P. & others Vs. Basheshwar Lal on 31.07.2008.” 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the issue is squarely covered by the judgment of this Court rendered in C.W.P. No. 1802 of 2002, titled as State of H.P. & others Vs. Basheshwar Lal decided on 31.07.2008. In case the petitioner herein is similarly situated as the 2 respondent (applicant in O.A.(D) No. 283 of 1996 before the H.P. State Administrative Tribunal), in the case referred to above, a similar treatment shall be extended to the petitioners herein also. The needful in this behalf shall be done within a period of two months from the date of production of the copy of this judgment alongwith the copy of the judgment, referred to above. 3. The writ petition is disposed of, so also the pending applications, if any. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice October 13, 2011(K) (Justice Rajiv Sharma), Judge.