IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP No. 8330 of 2011 Decided on: 27th September, 2011. Sohan Lal Singh. Vs. Secretary (Forests) to Govt. of H.P. & ors. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice. The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Karol, Judge. For the petitioner : Mr. M.L. Sharma, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. R.K. Bawa, AG with Mr. R.K. Sharma, Sr. Addl. AG and Mr. J.K. Verma, Dy. AG. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) The writ petition is filed with the following prayer:- “(i) To direct the respondents to give work charged status to the petitioner on the post of Mali w.e.f. 1.4.1995 with all consequential benefits as per arrear statement sent by the respondent No.2 to respondent No.1.” 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. 3. it is seen from Annexure P-1 that the matter is engaging the attention of the government. There will be a direction hence to the first respondent to take a final decision in the matter as referred to above in Annexure P-1 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. 2 4. The writ petition is disposed of, so also the pending applications, if any. Copy dasti. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice 27th September, 2011. (Justice Sanjay Karol), (hl/kck) Judge.