IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP No. 4476 of 2009. Decided on: March 23, 2010. Roop Lal Sharma ….. Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. & ors. …… Respondents. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr. Justice R.B.Misra, Judge. For the petitioner : Ms. Ranjana Parmar, Advocate. For the Respondents : Mr. R.K. Sharma, Senior Addl. AG. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) The petitioner has filed the Writ Petition with following prayers: “a) That the present writ petition may kindly be allowed and a writ of mandamus may be issued to the respondents to grant work charge status to the petitioner from the date he had completed ten years of service with all consequential benefits. The entire record pertaining to the case may be called. b) In the alternate, a writ of mandamus be issued to the respondents tomake the petitioner as whole time worker from the date he has completed ten years of service with all consequential benefits”. According to the petitioner, the matter is covered by the decision of the Apex Court in Mool Raj Upadhyaya Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and others, 1994 Supp. (2) SCC 316. Petitioner may file appropriate representation before the second respondent within one month from today, producing also copy of the judgment referred to above, in which case, appropriate action in accordance with law will be taken by -2- the first respondent, in the light also of the decisions referred to above, within another three months. With these observations, the writ petition is disposed of, so also the pending application(s), if any. Copy dasti. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice March 23, 2010. ( R.B. Misra ), (ks/vs) Judge.