IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP No. 8600 of 2011-J Decided on: 13th October, 2011. Dharam Singh and others …Petitioners. Vs. 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 : Ms. Archna Dutt, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. R.K. Bawa, Advocate General, with Mr. Ankush Dass Sood, Addl. AG and Mr. J.K. Verma, Deputy Advocate General. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) The writ petition is filed with the following prayer:- “That the respondents may kindly be directed to count the untrained JBT teacher service rendered by the petitioners in the respondent department for the purpose of seniority and other consequential benefits as per the judgment of this Hon’ble Court in CWP 319 of 1997, titled as Hira Lal Vs. State of H.P. and others on 17.6.2008.” 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the issue is squarely covered by the judgment of this Court rendered in CWP No. 319 of 1997, titled as Hira Lal Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh and another, decided on 17.6.2008. In case the petitioners herein are similarly situated as the petitioner in the case referred to above, a 2 similar treatment shall be extended to the petitioners herein also. The needful in this behalf shall be done within a period of two months from the date of production of the copy of this judgment alongwith the copy of the judgment, referred to above. 3. The writ petition is disposed of, so also the pending applications, if any. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice October 13, 2011(K) (Justice Rajiv Sharma), Judge.