IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP No. 2772 of 2010. Decided on: May 31, 2010. Ashok Kumar & ors. ….. Petitioners. Versus State of H.P. & ors. ….. Respondents. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, Judge. For the petitioners Mr. A.K. Gupta, Advocate. For the Respondents Mr. R.K.Sharma, Sr. Addl. AG. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) CMP No. 4053 of 2010 Allowed. The application is disposed of. CWP No. 2772 of 2010 The Writ Petition is filed with the following prayer:- “i) That the respondents may be ordered to grant work charge status to the petitioners from the date they completed 10 years of service with all the benefits incidental thereof such as back wages, seniority and pay fixation etc. in the light of the order passed in Mansa Ram and others Vrs. State of H.P.” 2. According to the petitioners, the issue regarding the conferment of work charge status is covered by Annexure P-1, judgment of this Court. In Annexure P-1 (judgment), the learned Single Judge has directed the State to consider the case of the petitioners therein in the light of the decision of the Supreme Court in Mool Raj Upadhyaya Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and others, 1994 Supp. (2) SCC 316. It is submitted that the petitioners are also the similarly situated as the petitioners covered by the judgment, 2 referred to above. If that be so, it will be open to the petitioners to file appropriate representations before the first respondent, in which case, first respondent will get an opportunity to look into the facts as well, regarding the entitlement, in case they are otherwise eligible in terms of the judgment, referred to above. Therefore, this writ petition is disposed of as follows: The petitioners may submit individual representations furnishing also the factual details before the first respondent within a period of one month from today, in which case, the first respondent will consider the same in the light of the submissions made therein and also in the light of the judgment referred to herein. Appropriate orders in accordance with law as above, shall be passed within a period of three months thereafter. Copy Dasti. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice. May 31, 2010. ( Justice Rajiv Sharma), (karan/vs) Judge.