IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP No. 277 of 2010. Decided on: 18th May, 2010. Jalam Singh. …Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. & ors. …Respondents. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Surjit Singh, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? For the petitioner : Mr. Neel Kamal Sood, Advocate. For the Respondents : Mr. R.K. Sharma, Sr. Addl. Advocate General, for respondents No.1 and 2. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) The petitioner claims regularization on completion of eight years of service. It is seen that the petitioner has already been regularized. According to the petitioner, regularization should have been granted when his juniors have been regularized. It all depends whether the petitioner had required length of service as on the date of regularization of his juniors. Inviting reference to the reply, it is submitted that only on account of clerical mistake, the name of the petitioner was not forwarded when the juniors were regularized. If that be so, the matter requires consideration. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of directing the first respondent to consider the matter afresh and in case only on account of clerical mistake on their part 2 that the name of the petitioner was not forwarded for regularization on completion of eight years, appropriate action shall be taken to give a similar treatment to the petitioner as that has been granted to the juniors of the petitioner, as pointed out by the petitioner in Annexure P-5. The needful in that regard shall be done, with notice to the petitioner, within a period of two months from the date of production of a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition. Dasti copy. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice 18th May, 2010 ( Justice Surjit Singh), (tr) Judge. 3