IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA LPA No. 153 of 2011 Date of Decision:30th August, 2011 State of H.P. and others Appellants Versus Singha Singh Respondent Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph,C.J. The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Karol,J. For the Appellants: Mr.R.K.Bawa, Advocate General, with Mr. Ankush D. Sood, Addl. A.G. and Mr. J.K.Verma, Dy. Advocate General. For the respondent:Mr.Narender Thakur, Advocate Sanjay Karol, J. (Oral) As per the policy of the State, as interpreted by the Apex Court in Mool Raj Upadhyaya vs. State of H.P., (1994) 3 SCC 453, cut off date for considering completion of 10 years of service period is 31.12.1993. Work charge status to an employee is to be accorded upon completion of 10 years service from 1.1.1994. 2. In the impugned judgment dated 29.3.2010, passed in CWP (T) No. 4619 of 2008, learned Single Judge has directed the appellant-State to regularize the respondent w.e.f. 1.1.1988 upon completion of 10 years of service. Keeping in view of the ratio of law laid down in Mool Raj Upadhyaya (supra), this part of the direction needs to be set aside. 2 3. As such appeal is allowed with a direction that work charge status be accorded to the respondent, after completion of period of 10 years service with 240 days in each calendar year from 1.1.1994. (Justice Kurian Joseph) Chief Justice (Justice Sanjay Karol) 29th August, 2011 Judge. (C)