IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP(T)No. 4648 of 2008 Date of decision: 20.10.2010 Prem Singh and ors. …... Petitioner Vs. State of H.P. and anr. …. Respondents Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice. The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kuldip Singh, Judge. For the Petitioners : Mr. Ajay Mohan Goel and Mr. K.S. Banyal, Advocates. For the respondents : Mr. R.K. Bawa, A.G. with Mr. J.K. Verma, Dy. A.G. for respondent No.1. Mr. D.K. Khanna, Advocate, for respondent No.2 Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) The writ petition is filed with the following prayers:- (i) That the respondents may be directed to appoint the applicants to the posts of Clerical nature for which they successfully passed their tests and have already sent their options against the vacant posts. (ii) That the respondents may be restrained from filling up 28 posts of clerical nature (Clerks) from the tests to be 2 conducted by the respondent No.2 in the month of November, 1997. 2. An identical issue was considered by this court in CWP No. 87/98, titled as Man Mohan Singh and ors. Versus Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission, CWP (T) No. 4576 of 2008, titled as Shubh Karan and ors. Versus Chief Secretary and anr. and CWP (T) No. 4575 of 2008, titled as Rajesh Kumar and ors. Versus State of H.P. and anr. This court has taken the view against the petitioner. Therefore, this petition is dismissed. (Justice Kurian Joseph) Chief Justice. October 20, 2010 (Justice Kuldip Singh) (sks/pankaj) Judge.