IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. C.W.P.(T) No. 5353 of 2008. Decided on: 6th September, 2010. Khem Chand. …Petitioner. -Versus- State of Himachal Pradesh and another. …Respondents. Coram: The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 No. __________________________________________________________ For the petitioner. : Mr. I.D. Bali, Senior Advocate with Ms. Meenakshi Pathania, Advocate. For the respondents. : Mr. P.M. Negi, Deputy Advocate General with Mr. R.P. Singh, Assistant Advocate General. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rajiv Sharma, Judge (Oral): Petitioner was engaged in the respondent-department in November, 1987. He has worked only for 56 days in 1987. Thereafter, he has completed 240 days in a block of twelve calendar months w.e.f. 1988 on wards. Consequently, he has been regularized w.e.f. 1998. These details are borne out from Annexure R-1. Since the petitioner has completed 240 days in each calendar year w.e.f. 1988, he has rightly been regularized w.e.f. 1998. 2. Accordingly, there is no merit in this petition and the same is dismissed, so also the pending application(s), if any. (Rajiv Sharma) Judge September 06, 2010. (bhupender) 1 Whether the reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? No.