IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP No. 5568 of 2010. Decided on: 8th September, 2010. Sunder Singh. …Petitioner. Versus Secretary (Forest), Govt. of H.P. & others. … Respondents. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kuldip Singh,, Judge. For the Petitioner : 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 workcharged status to the petitioner on the post of Chaukidar w.e.f. 1.1.99 with all consequential reliefs.” Inviting reference to 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 others vs. State of H.P., Latest HLJ 2008 (HP) 366, it is submitted that the petitioner is entitled to conferment of work charged status. There will be a direction to the 2nd 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. 2 2. With these observations, the writ petition is disposed of, so also the pending applications, if any. Dasti copy. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice 8th September, 2010 ( Justice Kuldip Singh), (tr) Judge.