CWP(T) No.557 of 2008. 09.03.2010 Present: Mr. Vivek Singh Thakur, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. R.K. Sharma, Senior Additional Advocate General with Mr. Rajinder Dogra, Additional Advocate General and Mr. Ramesh Thakur, Assistant Advocate General for the respondents. It is jointly represented by the learned counsel for the parties that the present lis is squarely covered by the judgment rendered by this Court in Nek Ram and Others versus State of Himachal Pradesh and Others, CWP(T) No.14232 of 2008, decided on 17.11.2009. Accordingly, the present petition is allowed. Consequences shall ensue. No costs. (Rajiv Sharma), J. March 9, 2010. (sck).