IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA C.W.P. Nos. 3917, 3927 and 3928 of 2010 Decided on: 12th July, 2010. 1. CWP No. 3917 of 2010 Hitender Singh ….Petitioner Versus State of HP & ors …Respondents 2. CWP No. 3927 of 2010 Daulat Ram ….Petitioner Versus State of HP & ors …Respondents 3. CWP No. 3928 of 2010 Pritam Singh ….Petitioner Versus State of HP & ors …Respondents Coram The Hon’ble Mr.Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kuldip Singh, Judge. For the petitioner: Mr. M. L. Sharma, Advocate For the State: Mr. R.K. Sharma, Sr. Addl. A.G. ____________________________________________________________ Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) Writ petitions have been filed with the following prayer: “CWP No. 3917 of 2010 To direct the respondents to give work charge status to the petitioner on the post of Forest Worker w.e.f 1-1-96 with all consequential benefits and release arrears of pay in accordance with the statement Annexure-P/1 submitted by respondent No. 1 to respondent no. 2. CWP No. 3927 of 2010 To direct the respondents to give work charge status to the petitioner on the post of Forest Worker w.e.f. 1-4-03 with all consequential benefits and release arrears of pay in accordance with the statement Annexure-P/1 submitted by respondent No. 1 to respondent no. 2. CWP No. 3928 of 2010 To direct the respondents to give work charge status to the petitioner on the post of Forest Worker w.e.f. 1-1-94 with all consequential benefits and release arrears of pay in accordance with the statement Annexure-P/1 submitted by respondent No. 1 to respondent no. 2. 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. There will be a direction to first respondent to make a final decision on Annexures P-1 within a within a period of one month from the date of production of copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition of the petitioners. 3. With these observations, the writ petition is disposed of, so also the pending application(s), if any. Copy Dasti. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice 12th July, 2010(K) (Justice Kuldip Singh), Judge