IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP No. 8991 of 2011-J. Decided on : 20th December, 2011. _____________________________________________________ Sh. Sher Singh, son of Sh. Roop Ram, resident of village and Post office Bohli, Tehsil and District Solan, H.P., presently serving as a Beldar on daily wage basis in I & PH Division No. 3, Solan, H.P. …Petitioner. -Versus- 1. The State of H.P. through Principal Secretary (I & PH) with Headquarter at Shimla, H.P. 2. The Engineer-in-Chief, I & PH U.S. Club, Shimla. 3. The Superintending Engineer, I & PH Circle Solan, H.P. 4. The Executive Engineer, I & PH Division No. 3, Solan, H.P. ….Respondents. Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for the issuance of writ of mandamus, any other suitable writ order or directions in the circumstances as mentioned hereinafter. Coram: The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 No. __________________________________________________________ For the petitioner : Mr. R.D. Kaundal, Advocate vice Mr. A.K. Gupta, Advocate. For the respondents : Mr. Vikas Rathore, Deputy Advocate General with Mr. R.P. Singh, Assistant Advocate General. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rajiv Sharma, Judge (Oral): Case of the petitioner, in a nut-shell, is that though he had been continuously working since 1st January, 2000 and has completed 240 days in a block of twelve calendar months, however, his case has not been considered for regularization. 1 Whether the reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? - 2 - 2. Consequently, the petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to consider the case of petitioner for regularization strictly as per the norms prescribed, within a period of eight weeks from the date of production of a certified copy of this judgment by the petitioner. The pending application(s), if any, also stands disposed of. (Rajiv Sharma) Judge December 20, 2011. (bhupender) - 3 -