IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP No. 3879 of 2010. Decided on: 9th July, 2010. Narender Singh. ….. Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. & ors. …… Respondents. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kuldip Singh, Judge. For the petitioners : Mr. M.L. Sharma, Advocate. For the Respondents : Mr. R.K. Sharma, Sr. Addl. Advocate General. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) The writ petition is filed with the following prayer: “(1) To direct the respondents to give work charged status to the petitioner on the post of Mali w.e.f. 1.3.2002 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 petitioner is entitled to conferment of work charge status. There will be a 2 direction to the first respondent to make a final decision on Annexure P-1 within a period of one month from the date of production of a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition by the petitioner. 3. With these observations, the writ petition is disposed of, so also the pending application(s), if any. Dasti copy. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice 9th July, 2010 ( Justice Kuldip Singh), (tr) Judge.