1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP No. 4927 of 2011. Decided on: 4.8.2011 Ashwani Kumar & others ....Petitioners Versus State of Himachal Pradesh & another …Respondents Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice. The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, Judge. For the petitioners : Mr. Anuj Gupta, Advocate. For the respondents : Mr. R.K. Bawa, Advocate General with Mr. Ankush Dass Sood, Additional Advocate General and Mr. J.K. Verma, Deputy Advocate General. Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) The writ petition is filed mainly with the following prayer: “A) That the respondents may be directed to grant work-charged status to the petitioners from the date of completion of eight years of service in view of the various policies circulated by the government of HP from time to time.” 2. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioners that the case is squarely covered by the decision of the 2 Apex Court in Mool Raj Upadhyaya vs. State of H.P., 1994 Supp. (2) SCC 316. 3. Learned Additional Advocate General points out that the factual aspects are to be verified by the competent authority. The petitioners submit that they would file appropriate representation(s) furnishing all factual details before the competent authority, within a period of one month from today. It is always open for them to do so. Thereafter, the matter will be duly considered by the second respondent/competent authority in the light of the judgment, referred to above and appropriate action in accordance with law will be taken within another four months from the date of production of the representation(s) alongwith a copy of this judgment and the copy of the judgment, referred to above, by the petitioners concerned. 4. The writ petition is disposed of, so also pending applications, if any. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice. August 4, 2011 (Justice Rajiv Sharma) (sck/hl) Judge.