IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA C.W.P. Nos. 4042, 4046, 4048 and 4049 of 2010 Decided on: 16th July, 2010. 1. CWP No. 4042 of 2010 Joginder ….Petitioner Versus State of HP & ors …Respondents 2. CWP No. 4046 of 2010 Jai Prakash ….Petitioner Versus State of HP & ors …Respondents 3. CWP No. 4048 of 2010 Narda Devi ….Petitioner Versus State of HP & ors …Respondents 4. CWP No. 4049 of 2010 Urmila Devi ….Petitioner Versus State of HP & ors …Respondents Coram The Hon’ble Mr.Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, Judge. For the Petitioner: Mr. M.L. Sharma, Advocate For Respondent No.1: Mr. R.K. Sharma, Sr. Addl. A.G. _________________________________________________________ Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) These writ petitions have been filed with the following prayer: “CWP No. 4042 of 2010 To direct the respondents to give work charge status to the petitioner on the post of Forest Worker w.e.f 1-1-1996 with all consequential benefits and release arrears of pay in accordance with the statement Annexure- P/1 submitted by respondent No. 1 to respondent No. 2. CWP No. 4046 of 2010 To direct the respondents to give work charge status to the petitioner on the post of Forest Worker w.e.f 1-1-1994 with all consequential benefits and release arrears of pay in accordance with the statement Annexure- P/1 submitted by respondent No. 1 to respondent No. 2. CWP No. 4048 of 2010 To direct the respondents to give work charge status to the petitioner’s husband late Shri Jai Bahadur on the post of Forest Worker w.e.f 1-1-1994 with all consequential benefits and release arrears of pay in accordance with the statement Annexure-P/1 submitted by respondent No. 1 to respondent No. 2. CWP No. 4049 of 2010 To direct the respondents to give work charge status to the petitioner on the post of Chowkidar w.e.f 1-1-2001 with all consequential benefits and release arrears of pay in accordance with the statement Annexure-P/1 submitted by respondent No. 1 to respondent No. 2. 2. Inviting reference of the judgment of the Supreme Court in Mool Raj Upadhyaya vs. State of Himachal Pradesh and others 1994 Supp (2) SCC 316 and that of this Court in Gauri Dutt and Ors. Vs. State of H.P. Latest HLJ 2008(HP) 366, it is submitted that the petitioners are entitled to conferment of work charged status. There will be a direction to the first respondent to make a final decision on Annexures P-1 within a within a period of one month from the date of production of copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition by the petitioners. The writ petitions are disposed of, so also the pending application(s), if any. Copy Dasti. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice 16th July, 2010(K) (Justice Rajiv Sharma), Judge