1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP No. 10913 of 2011-B Decided on: 15th December, 2011. Yaggya Dutt, S/o Sh. Ram Murti, R/o Dhar-Jabbal, P.P. Badhonighat, Tehsil Baddi, District Solan, H.P., presently posted as Forest Worker/Mali, Jumlapur, Nursery, Tehsil Baddi, District Solan, H.P. ......Petitioner. Versus 1. State of Himachal Pradesh through the Secretary Forest) to the Government of Himachal Pradesh, Shimla. 2. Principal Chief Conservator of Forest, H.P., Shimla. 3. Divisional Forest Officer, Kunihar, District Solan, H.P. .....Respondents. Civil Writ Petition under Article 226 of Constitution of India for issuance of a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, directing the respondents to regularize the services of the petitioner on the post of Forest Worker or grant him work charged status on completion of 10 years service on daily wages. Coram: The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, Judge. For the petitioner : Mr. M.L. Sharma, Advocate. For the respondents : Mr. R.K. Bawa, Advocate General with Mr. J.K. Verma, Deputy Advocate General. 2 Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) The petitioner claims work charge status/regularization with all consequential benefits from the date he completed 10 years of continued service. Reliance is placed on the decision of the Supreme Court rendered in Mool Raj Upadhyaya vs. State of H.P. and others, 1994 Supp. (2) SCC 316. 2. The learned Deputy Advocate General points out that the factual aspects are to be verified by the competent authority. Petitioner submits that he would file an appropriate representation furnishing all factual details before the competent authority within a period of one month from today. It is always open for him to do so. The second respondent/competent authority will look into the matter, verify the facts and pass appropriate orders thereon in accordance with law, in light also of the decision, referred to above, within a period of another four months. The petitioner will produce a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the judgment, referred to above and a copy of the writ petition, while submitting the representation. 3. The writ petition stands disposed of, so also the pending application(s), if any. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice 15th December, 2011. (Justice Rajiv Sharma), (sck/hl) Judge. 3