IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP No.: 5284 of 2010. Decided on: 27.08.2010. __________________________________________________________ Ishwar Dutt. … Petitioner. Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and others. … Respondents. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, J. For the petitioner : Mr. M.L. Sharma, Advocate. For the Respondents : Mr. R.K. Sharma, Senior Additional Advocate General. Justice Kurian Joseph, C. J. (Oral): CMP No.8028 of 2010. Allowed. The application stands disposed of. CWP No.5284 of 2010. The writ petition is filed with the following prayer(s):- “1. To direct the respondents to give workcharged status to the petitioner on the post of Forest Worker w.e.f. 1-4-97 with all consequential reliefs. 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 charged status. There will be a direction to the first respondent to take a final decision in the matter, in - 2 - case the petitioner is similarly situate, within a period of one month from the date of production of copy of this judgment alongwith 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. Copy dasti. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice. (Justice Rajiv Sharma), Judge. August 27, 2010. (sck/bhupender).