IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP No. 2715 of 2008. Decided on: 29th July, 2010. Puran Chand. ….Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. and another. ….Respondents. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, Judge. For the petitioner : Mr. Y.S. Thakur, Advocate. For the Respondents : Mr. R.K. Sharma, Sr. Addl. Advocate General. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) The issue raised in this case pertains to the claim made by the petitioner for conferment of daily waged status after completion of 10 years of service as part time worker. The policy of the State was issued in terms of circular dated 27th February, 2004. That apart, it is now settled by the decision of this Court, as affirmed by the Apex Court that such employees are granted the daily waged status after the decision of this Court in State of H.P. and another vs. Mehar Singh and others, CWP No.281 of 2007 decided on 12th April, 2007. We are informed that the SLP against the said judgment has been dismissed by order dated 21st November, 2007. Therefore, the writ petition is disposed with a direction to the respondents to confer the daily waged status to the worker on completion of 10 years of part time service. It is made clear that in case the petitioner herein 2 had completed 10 years of service as part time worker as on 31.12.2003, he shall be conferred the daily waged status w.e.f. 27th February, 2004, the date of policy. However, the petitioner shall be entitled to actual wages by way of daily waged worker w.e.f. 8.12.2008 when notice was issued in the writ petition. For all other purposes, he shall be deemed to have been daily waged worker w.e.f. 27th February, 2004. The writ petition is disposed of, so also the pending application(s), if any. Dasti copy. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice 29th July, 2010 ( Justice Rajiv Sharma), (tr) Judge. 3