IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. C.W.P(T) No. 6157 of 2008. Decided on: 30th August, 2010. Om Prakash. …Petitioner. -Versus- State of Himachal Pradesh and others. …Respondents. Coram: The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 No. __________________________________________________________ For the petitioner. : Mr. M.L. Sharma, Advocate. For the respondents. : Mr. P.M. Negi, Deputy Advocate General with Mr. R.P. Singh, Assistant Advocate General. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rajiv Sharma, Judge (Oral): The petitioner was appointed as Chowkidar by the respondent No. 2 on a daily wage of Rs.45-50 Paisa on 01.11.1994 in the Nursery in village Danot, Tehsil Theog, District Shimla. The case of the petitioner, in a nut-shell, is that he has not been paid wages for the months of January and February, 1996 and thereafter from April, 1997 till filing of the petition, i.e. 14.10.1999. Petitioner has not placed on record any appointment letter, whereby he was appointed as Chowkidar in the Nursery. 2. The case of the respondent-State is that the petitioner was the President of Watershed Committee, Balgdhar constituted for the purpose of implementation of Watershed development activities and he had to engage the labour work related to watershed committee. He has maintained the nursery w.e.f. February, 1996 to October, 1996 and w.e.f. November, 1996 to March, 1997, for which a payment of Rs.11209/- and Rs.6908/- 1 Whether the reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? No. has already been paid to him, the receipts whereof are Annexures A/I and A/II. In these circumstances, the petitioner cannot claim that he was appointed as Chowkidar, rather he was the President of Watershed Committee, Balgdhar and has also been paid the money for maintaining the nursery, as noticed above. 3. Accordingly, there is not merit in this petition and the same is dismissed, so also the pending application(s), if any. No costs. (Rajiv Sharma) Judge August 30, 2010. (bhupender)