IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH SHIMLA CWP(T) No. 14392 of 2008 Date of Decision: 11.4.2011. Chuni Lal …Petitioner Versus. State of H.P. and ors. … Respondents. Coram: The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Deepak Gupta, Judge. Whether approved for Reporting? No. For the petitioner: Mr. R.L.Kaith, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. Vivek Thakur, Addl. A.G. Deepak Gupta, J.(Oral). 1. By means of this petition, the petitioner has claimed that he be granted seniority as daily waged worker w.e.f. 1988. The respondents have annexed the mandays chart of the petitioner which shows that though the petitioner was initially appointed in 1990 he completed more than 240 days in a calendar year for the first time in 1991-92. In 1993 he only worked for 179 days till June 1993 and thereafter did not work at all till September, 1998. 2. He then approached the State Human Rights Commission, which advised the Range Officer, Jhungi to re-engage the petitioner on daily wages. The petitioner in compliance to the directions of the Human Rights Commission was re-engaged on daily wages in 1998 and 2 thereafter from 1998 onwards he has worked for more than 240 days in every calendar year. Now, the petitioner claims that he should be granted work charged status by treating him to be in employment since the year 1988. 3. I am afraid that such relief cannot be granted to him. This was not the claim of the petitioner at any earlier stage. In 1998 when the Human Rights Commissioner passed an order directing that the petitioner be re-engaged he did not agitate the question with regard to his seniority. At this belated stage the petitioner who has not worked for so many years cannot be permitted to argue that this period be considered for seniority. In view of the above discussion the petition is rejected. No costs. 11th April, 2011. ( Deepak Gupta ) ™ Judge.