CWP No. 24/2007 31.7.2008: Present: Mr. Shashi Shirshoo, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Vikas Rathore, Deputy Advocate General for the respondents. It is jointly stated by the learned counsel for the parties that the present controversy is squarely covered by the judgment rendered by a Division Bench of this Court in Deepa Ram versus State of Himachal Pradesh and others, Latest HLJ 2005 (1) 248. Consequently, order Annexure P-1 dated 17.8.2006 is quashed and set aside. The respondent-State is directed to make a reference to the Labour Court within a period of 4 weeks from today. In the light of above, the writ petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. July 31, 2008 (Rajiv Sharma ), J. *Awasthi*