IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No. 711 of 2010 alongwith CWP Nos. 712, 713, 714, 715, 716, 717, 718, 719, 1115, 1116, 1117, 1118, 1202, 1203, 1205, 1206, 1207, 1208, 1209, 1210, 1211, 1246, 1247, 1248, 1249, 1441, 3076, 3089, 3090, 3091, 3093, 3095, 2611, 1430, 1431, 1432, 1433, 1434, 1435, 1436, 1437, 1438, 1439, 1440, 1442, 1443, 1444, 2471, 2472, 2473, 2498, 2537, 2610, 2612, 2613, 2614, 2615, 2616, 2627, 2628, 2630, 2631, 2632, 2829, 2830, 2831, 2832, 2833, 2834, 2835, 2836, 2830, 3069, 820, 821, 822, 823, 824, 825, 826, 827, 828, 829, 830, 831, 832, 833, 834, 835, 836, 837, 838, 839, 840 & 2470 of 2010. Decided on : 19.6.2010 _________________________________________________ 1. CWP No. 711 of 2010 Ramesh Lal …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 2. CWP No. 712 of 2010 Narender Kumar …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 3. CWP No. 713 of 2010 Suresh Kumar …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 4. CWP No. 714 of 2010 Rajinder Kumar …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 5. CWP No. 715 of 2010 Vinod Thakur …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 6. CWP No. 716 of 2010 Narpal Singh …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 7. CWP No. 717 of 2010 Jatinder Mohan …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 8. CWP No. 718 of 2010 Rakesh Kumar …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 9. CWP No. 719 of 2010 Sudarshan Singh …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 10. CWP No. 1115 of 2010 Ajay Kumar …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 11. CWP No. 1116 of 2010 Kuldeep Singh …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 12. CWP No. 1117 of 2010 Nirmal Kumar …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 13. CWP No. 1118 of 2010 Joginder Paul …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 14. CWP No. 1202 of 2010 Dinesh Kumar …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 15. CWP No. 1203 of 2010 Partap Singh …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 16. CWP No. 1205 of 2010 Suresh Kumar …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 17. CWP No. 1206 of 2010 Naresh Kumar …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 18. CWP No. 1207 of 2010 Gurdial Singh …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 19. CWP No. 1208 of 2010 Joginder Singh …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 20. CWP No. 1209 of 2010 Ajeet Singh …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 21. CWP No. 1210 of 2010 Madan Lal …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 22. CWP No. 1211 of 2010 Parvesh Singh …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 23. CWP No. 1246 of 2010 Pawanjeet …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 24. CWP No. 1247 of 2010 Vinod Kumar …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 25. CWP No. 1248 of 2010 Shakti Chand …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 26. CWP No. 1249 of 2010 Surinder Kumar …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 27. CWP No. 1441 of 2010 Narain Dass …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 28. CWP No. 3076 of 2010 Subhash Chand …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 29. CWP No. 3089 of 2010 Moti Lal …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 30. CWP No. 3090 of 2010 Som Kumar …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 31. CWP No. 3091 of 2010 Ashok Kumar …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 32. CWP No. 3093 of 2010 Bal Krishan …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 33. CWP No. 3095 of 2010 Rajesh Kumar …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 34. CWP No. 2611 of 2010 Kishore Kumar …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 35. CWP No. 1430 of 2010 Gurbhajan Singh …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 36. CWP No. 1431 of 2010 Suram Chand …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 37. CWP No. 1432 of 2010 Kuldeep Singh …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 38. CWP No. 1433 of 2010 Ravinder Singh …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 39. CWP No. 1434 of 2010 Mohinder Singh …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 40. CWP No. 1435 of 2010 Brij Mohan …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 41. CWP No. 1436 of 2010 Kartar Chand …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 42. CWP No. 1437 of 2010 Shamsher Singh …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 43. CWP No. 1438 of 2010 Raj Kumar …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 44. CWP No. 1439 of 2010 Nand Kishore …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 45. CWP No. 1440 of 2010 Sher Singh …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 46. CWP No. 1442 of 2010 Chain Singh …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 47. CWP No. 1443 of 2010 Jyotika Mehra …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 48. CWP No. 1444 of 2010 Harnam Singh …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 49. CWP No. 2471 of 2010 Vijay Kumar …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 50. CWP No. 2472 of 2010 Kashmir Singh …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 51. CWP No. 2473 of 2010 Devinder Singh …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 52. CWP No. 2498 of 2010 - Rakesh Kumar …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 53. CWP No. 2537 of 2010 Mukhtar Singh …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 54. CWP No. 2610 of 2010 Subhash Chand …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 55. CWP No. 2612 of 2010 Sher Singh …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 56. CWP No. 2613 of 2010 Darshan Singh …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 57. CWP No. 2614 of 2010 Chotu Ram …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 58. CWP No. 2615 of 2010 Ravinder Kumar …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 59. CWP No. 2616 of 2010 Hem Raj …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 60. CWP No. 2627 of 2010 Prithi Singh …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 61. CWP No. 2628 of 2010 Kuldeep Singh …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 62. CWP No. 2630 of 2010 Om Parkash …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 63. CWP No. 2631 of 2010 Des Raj …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 64. CWP No. 2632 of 2010 Raj Mal …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 65. CWP No. 2829 of 2010 Hari Ram …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 66. CWP No. 2830 of 2010 Pancham Kumar …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 67. CWP No. 2831 of 2010 Ravinder Kumar …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 68. CWP No. 2832 of 2010 Anil Kumar …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 69. CWP No. 2833 of 2010 Hans Raj …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 70. CWP No. 2834 of 2010 Om Parkash …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 71. CWP No. 2835 of 2010 Mehar Chand …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 72. CWP No. 2836 of 2010 Ashwani Kumar …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 73. CWP No. 2930 of 2010 Ramesh Chand …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 74. CWP No. 3069 of 2010 Anil Kumar …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 75. CWP No. 820 of 2010 Satpal …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 76. CWP No. 821 of 2010 Balwant Singh …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 77. CWP No. 822 of 2010 Aman Kumar …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 78. CWP No. 823 of 2010 Paramjeet …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 79. CWP No. 824 of 2010 Anshish Kumar …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 80. CWP No. 825 of 2010 Pardeep Kumar …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 81. CWP No. 826 of 2010 Ramesh Kumar …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 82. CWP No. 827 of 2010 Naresh Kumar …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 83. CWP No. 828 of 2010 Roop Lal …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 84. CWP No. 829 of 2010 Ramnik Kaundal …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 85. CWP No. 830 of 2010 Joginder Paul …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 86. CWP No. 831 of 2010 Multan Singh …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 87. CWP No. 832 of 2010 Mohinder Singh …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 88, CWP No. 833 of 2010 Bhag Singh …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 89. CWP No. 834 of 2010 Pardesi …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 90. CWP No. 835 of 2010 Hans Raj …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 91. CWP No. 836 of 2010 Parveen Kumar …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 92. CWP No. 837 of 2010 Balbinder Singh Singh …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 93. CWP No. 838 of 2010 Pawan Kumar …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 94. CWP No. 839 of 2010 Mali Ram …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 95. CWP No. 840 of 2010 Tarsem Lal …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents 96. CWP No. 2470 of 2010 Suresh Kumar …Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. …Respondents ____________________________________________________ Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kuldip Singh, Judge. For the Petitioners: Mr. Haresh Sood and Mrs. Suvarata Sood Advocate. For respondents : Mr. R.K. Sharma, Sr. Addl AG, with Mr. J.K. Verma, Dy AG. Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) These writ petitions pertain to the claim made by the petitioners for conferment of work charge status/regularization, after condoning short breaks. 2. According to the petitioners, the issue is covered in their favour by a Division Bench judgment of this Court dated 1st December, 2009 in CWP No. 4367 of 2009. Referring to the judgment of the Supreme Court, the Bench held as follows:- “Their Lordships of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Mohd. Abdul Kadir and another vs. Director General of Police, Assam and others, (2009) 6 SCC 611 have held as under: “18. We are therefore of the view that the learned Single Judge was justified in observing that the process of termination and reappointment every year should be avoided and the appellants should be continued as long as the Scheme continues, but purely on ad hoc and temporary basis, coterminous with the Scheme. The Circular dated 17.3.1995 directing artificial breaks by annual terminations followed by fresh appointment, being contrary to the PIF Additional Scheme and contrary to the principles of service jurisprudence, is liable to be quashed.” (emphasis supplied) Consequently, in view of the definitive law laid down by their Lordships of the Hon’ble Supreme Court, the respondents ought to have condoned the shortage of few days in the years 1999, 2000 and 2001 while calculating 240 days. The petitioner has worked uninterruptedly w.e.f. 1999 to 2008. He has completed eight years of service, as prescribed under the norms laid down by the State Government for conferring work charge status. Consequently, the respondents are directed to consider the case of the petitioner for granting him work charge status after condoning the shortage of few days in the years of 1999, 2000 and 2001 and by re-verifying the years/days w.e.f. 1.1.2002 till 31.12.2008. This exercise be completed by the respondents within a period of eight weeks from today.” 3. Thereafter in CMP No. 2308 of 2010 in the same writ petition, CWP No. 4367 of 2009, on 4.6.2010, the Bench passed the following order:- “Mr. Rajinder Dogra, learned Additional Advocate General fairly submits that the judgment, rendered by this Court on 1st December, 2009 in CWP No. 4367 of 2009 shall be implemented in letter and spirit within a further period of two months from today. In view of this, the application stands disposed of.” 4. In the above circumstances, these writ petitions are disposed of as follows. 5. In case the petitioners herein are also similarly situated, as the petitioners covered by the judgment, referred to above, in CWP No. 4367 of 2009, a similar treatment shall be extended to the petitioners, herein also. The needful shall be done within a period of two months on the production of copy of this judgment alongwith the copy of the writ petition by the petitioners concerned. The writ petitions are disposed of, so also the pending application(s), if any. Copy Dasti. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice June 19, 2010(K/HL) ( Justice Kuldip Singh ) Judge