IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP No.: 7269 of 2011. Decided on: 07.09.2011. __________________________________________________ Piyare Lal. … Petitioner. Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and another. … Respondents. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, J. For the petitioner : Mr. B.S. Chauhan, Advocate. For the Respondents : Mr. R.K. Bawa, Advocate General with Mr. Ankush Dass Sood, Additional Advocate General and Mr. J.K. Verma, Deputy Advocate General for respondent No.1. Mr. V.B. Verma, Advocate for respondent No.2. Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral): The writ petition has been filed seeking the following reliefs: “1. The writ of mandamus may be issued against the respondents to grant work charge status to petitioner with interest from Jan, 1999 to 25-8-2007 with all consequential benefits such as fixation of salary, seniority and arrears of back wages. 2. That the respondents may be ordered to calculate and release the arrears in favour of the petitioner from the day/date i.e. Jan, 1999 to 25-8-2007. Record may also be summoned for the kind perusal of this Court.” - 2 - 2. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the present lis is squarely covered by a judgment rendered by this Court in CWP No.5907 of 2010 titled as Sukh Chain versus State of H.P. and others and other connected matters decided on 4.5.2011. The operative portion of the judgment reads as under: “17. In the above facts and circumstances, we do not find any legal merit in the claim advanced by the petitioners for conferment of work charged status in the Corporation or for retrospective regularization as they have been absorbed in Government Service as regular employees in deviation of the policy and in relaxation of the Rules, as a one time package. However, in case anything is left out in that package, it is for them to approach the Government.” 3. Consequently, there is no merit in the petition and the same is dismissed, so also the pending application(s), if any. No costs. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice. (Justice Rajiv Sharma), Judge. September 07, 2011. (sck/hl).