IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP No. 6623 of 2010. Decided on: 22.10.2010. __________________________________________________ Dhella Ram … Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. & Ors. … Respondents ___________________________________________________________ Coram: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice. Hon’ble Mr. Justice V.K. Sharma, Judge. For the petitioner(s) : Mr. M.L. Sharma, Advocate. For the respondents : Mr. R.K. Bawa, A.G. with Mr. J.K. Verma, Dy. A.G. ___________________________________________________________ Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral). The writ petition has been filed with the following prayer:- “1. To direct the respondent to give workchaged status to the petitioner on the post of Forest Worker w.e.f. 1.1.96 with all consequential benefits as per arrear statement sent by respondent no.2 to respondent no.1.” 2. Inviting reference of the judgment of the Supreme Court in Mool Raj Upadhyaya vs. State of Himachal Pradesh and others, 1994 Supp(2) SCC 316 and that of this Court in Gauri Dutt and Ors. Vs. State of H.P. Latest HLJ 2008(HP) 366, it is submitted that the petitioner is entitled to conferment of work charged status. 3. It is seen from Annexure P-1 that the matter is engaging the attention of the Government. There will be a direction 2 hence to the first respondent to take a final decision in the matter, as referred to above in Annexure P-1 within a period of one month form the date of production of copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition by the petitioner. 4. With these observations, the writ petition is disposed of, so also the pending applications, if any. Dasti copy. (Justice Kurian Joseph) Chief Justice. (Justice V.K. Sharma) Judge. October 22, 2010. (cr/vt)