IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. C.W.P. No. 9105 of 2011. Decided on: 20th October, 2011. Sridhar and others. ….. Petitioners. Versus State of H.P. and others. …… Respondents. Coram: The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice. The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, Judge. For the petitioner : Mr. Anuj Gupta, Advocate. For the respondents. : Mr. Ankush Dass Sood, Addl. A.G. with Ms. Shubh Mahajan, Dy. A.G. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral): The writ petition is filed with the following prayer: “(b) That the petitioners may be ordered to be granted work charge status w.e.f. 31st December, 2002 i.e. the date they completed 10 years of service, and direction may also be issued to the respondents to grant all incidental benefits thereof such as back wages, seniority and pay fixation etc..” 2. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioners that the case is squarely covered by the decision of the Apex Court in Mool Raj Upadhyaya vs. State of H.P., 1994 Supp. (2) SCC 316. 3. Learned Additional Advocate General points out that the factual aspects are to be verified by the competent 2 authority. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners will file appropriate representation furnishing all factual details before the competent authority, within a period of one month from today. It is always open for him to do so. Thereafter, the matter will be duly considered by the second respondent/competent authority in the light of the judgment, referred to above and appropriate action in accordance with law will be taken within another four months from the date of production of the representation(s) alongwith a copy of this judgment and the copy of the judgment, referred to above, by the petitioners. 4. The writ petition is disposed of, so also pending applications, if any. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice. (Justice Rajiv Sharma), Judge. October 20, 2011 (bhupender/K.Guleria)