IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP(T) No.: 14212 of 2008. Decided on: 16.06.2011. ___________________________________________ Daya Ram. … Petitioner. Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and others. … Respondents. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, J. Whether approved for reporting?1 No. For the Petitioner : Mr. M.L. Sharma, Advocate. For the Respondents : Mr. Anil Jaswal, Deputy Advocate General with Mr. R.P. Singh, Assistant Advocate General. Rajiv Sharma, Judge (oral). The case of the petitioner, in a nutshell, is that he has completed 10 years continuous service with 240 days in a block of 12 calendar months since 1996. However, his case has not been considered for conferment of work-charged status/regularization. 1 Whether the reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? No. - 2 - 2. Mr. Anil Jaswal, learned Deputy Advocate General and Mr. R.P. Singh, Assistant Advocate General have drawn the attention of the Court to Annexure R-1, i.e. the mandays chart of the petitioner. 3. In fact, the petitioner has not completed 240 days in 2002 and 2003. The minimum requirement for regularization/conferment of work-charged status is that the workman must have completed 8 years of continuous service with 240 days in a block of 12 calendar months. 4. Mr. M.L. Sharma, learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that his client is still working with the respondent-department on daily wage basis without break since 2004 and has completed 240 days in a block of 12 calendar months. 5. Consequently, in view of the observations and discussions made hereinabove, the petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner for regularization/conferment of work charged status as and when he completes 8 years of continuous service with effect from 2004. The pending application(s), if any, also stands disposed of. No costs. (Rajiv Sharma), Judge. June 16, 2011. (sck).