IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP(T) No.: 16003 of 2008. Decided on: 23.06.2011. _______________________________________________ Prem Chand. … Petitioner. Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and others. … Respondents. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, J. Whether approved for reporting?1 No. For the Petitioner : Mr. Bhuvnesh Sharma, Advocate. For the Respondents : Mr. Vikas Rathore, Deputy Advocate General with Mr. R.P. Singh, Assistant Advocate General. Rajiv Sharma, Judge (oral). The case of the petitioner, in a nutshell, is that he was engaged on daily wage basis as Helper in the respondent- department on 1.6.1992 and he has been working continuously with the respondent-department since then and has completed 240 days in each calendar year upto 31.5.2002. However, he has been conferred the status of work charged Helper vide Annexure A-1 dated 20.12.2006. 1 Whether the reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? No. - 2 - Since the petitioner has been engaged before 31.12.1993, his case was required to be considered for conferment of work charged status immediately after completion of 10 years’ service as per law laid down in Mool Raj Upadhyaya versus State of Himachal Pradesh and others, 1994 Supp. (2) SCC 316. 2. Consequently, the petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner in view of Mool Raj Upadhyaya’s case (supra) for conferment of work charged status immediately after completion of 10 years continuous service with effect from 1.6.1992, with all consequential benefits, within a period of ten weeks after the production of certified copy of this judgment. The pending application(s), if any, also stands disposed of. No costs. (Rajiv Sharma), Judge. June 23, 2011. (sck).