IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA LPA No. 327 of 20102011 Date of decision: 27.05.2011 ________________________________________________________________________ State of H.P. & others. ...Appellants. Versus. Gagan Singh. ...Respondent. Coram The Hon'ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph,C.J. The Hon'ble Mr. Justice V.K. Sharma,J. ________________________________________________________________________ For the appellants: Mr. R.K. Bawa, AG with Mr. Ankush Dass Sood, Addl. AG with Mr. J.K. Verma, Dy. AG. For the respondent: Mr. Yudhvir Singh, Advocate vice Mr. K.D. Shreedhar, Advocate. Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) CMP(M) No. 14976 of 2010 Allowed. Delay condoned. The application stands disposed of. LPA No. 327 of 2010 The State has come up in appeal against the judgment dated 27.07.2010, in CWP(T) No. 3919 of 2008. The issue pertains to the conditions of services of the writ petitioner, who was an employee of the Kutlehar Forest Management. After its takeover by the State of Himachal Pradesh, the learned Single Judge followed the decision in Om Dutt vs. State of Himachal Pradesh and others, in CWP(T) No. 2492 of 2008 and issued direction to count the entire service of the writ petitioner in the Kuklehar Forest Management till the ...2... retirement for the purposes of seniority, fixation of pay and retiral benefits. The decision in Om Dutt vs. State of Himachal Pradesh and others has become final in view of the judgment dated 09.03.2011 in LPA No. 82 of 2010, therefore, this appeal is dismissed. 2. The appeal is disposed of, so also pending application(s), if any. (Justice Kurian Joseph) Chief Justice (Justice V.K. Sharma) Judge 27th May, 2011 (jai/virender)