N THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA CWP No. 11361 of 2011-G Date of decision: 22.12.2011 1. Sh. Vinod Kumar son of late Sh. Laxmi Nand, presently serving as a Telephone Mechanic on regular basis in PLCC HPSEB Sub Division Totu, Shimla, H.P. 2. Sh.Rajender Pal son of late Sh. Dharmu Ram, presently serving as a Telephone Mechanic on regular basis in PLCC HPSEB Sub Division Sundernagar, Distt. Mandi, H.P. 3. Sh. Ram Singh son of Sh. Bolu Ram, presently serving as a Telephone Mechanic on regular basis in PLCC HPSEB Sub Division Sundernagar, Distt. Mandi, H.P. 4. Sh. Inder Singh son of Sh. Kirpa Ram, presently serving as a Telephone Mechanic on regular basis in PLCC HPSEB Sub Division Totu, Shimla, H.P. 5. Shri Hem Prabh son of late Sh. Janku Ram, presently serving as a Telephone Mechanic on regular basis in PLCC HPSEB Sub Division Sunder nagar, Distt. Mandi, H.P. 6. Sh. Raj Kumar son of Sh. Kanaiya Ram, presently serving as a Telephone Mechanic on regular basis in PLCC HPSEB Sub Division Sundernagar, Distt. Mandi, H.P. 7. Shri Madan Lal son of Sh. Chet Ram, presently serving as a Sub Division Helper on regular basis in 220 KV Maintenance Div. Kunihar, Tehsil Arki, Distt. Solan, H.P. ...Petitioners. Versus 1. The HPSEB Limited through its Chief Executive Officer- cum-Secretary, with Headquarter at Shimla. 2. The Executive Engineer, HPSEB Limited Division Mandi, Distt. Mandi, H.P. 3. The Executive Engineer, Maintenance Division Kunihar, Distt. Solan, H.P. 4. The Assistant Engineer, PLCC Sub Division HPSEB Ltd. Totu, Shimla, H.P. ...Respondents. Civil Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. -2- Coram The Hon'ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph,C.J. The Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, J. _____________________________________________________ For the petitioners : Mr. A.K. Gupta, Advocate. For the respondents : Ms. Anjula Khajuria, Advocate. Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral ) The writ petition has been filed with the following prayer:- “ The respondents may be ordered to pay to the petitioners statutory bonus at the rate of 8.33% of their annual wages from the dates of their initial engagement on daily wage basis till their services were regularized with 9% interest thereon.” 2. According to the petitioners, the issue is covered by Annexure P-1, judgment of this court, dated 4.8.2010, passed in LPA No. 92 of 2009. There will be a direction to the respondents to take appropriate action in the matter in the light of Annexure P-1 judgment, referred to above, in case the petitioners are also similarly situated, within a period of four months from the production of copy of this judgment alongwith the copy of the writ petition. -3- 3. The writ petition is disposed of, so also the pending application(s), if any. (Justice Kurian Joseph) Chief Justice (Justice Rajiv Sharma) Judge December 22, 2011 (Bhupender/Kalpana)I