CMP/18178/2023 on 29 December 2023

IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA

CWP No. 6199 of 2022

Decided on: 29.12.2023

Sh. Jagat Rama

……..Petitioner

Versus

State of H.P. & Ors.

…….Respondents

Coram

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RANJAN SHARMA, JUDGE WHETHER APPROVED FOR REPORTING?

For the petitioner : Mr. A.K. Gupta and Mr. Bonit Thakur, Advocates.

For the respondents : Mr. Vishal Panwar, Additional Advocate General.

Ranjan Sharma, (Oral)

CMP No.18178 of 2023 Heard. Allowed. CWP No.6199 of 2022

2. The petitioner has filed the instant writ petition with the following prayer(s):- “(i) That Annexure P-2 may be set aside/quashed and the respondents may be ordered to grant work charge status to the petitioner, from the date he completed 8 years service, with all benefits incidental thereof.”

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the case of the petitioner is covered by the decision of this Court in LPA No.165 of 2021, titled High Court of H.P. ::: Downloaded on - 31/10/2026 14:26:42 :::CIS

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as State of HP and others vs. Surajmani and another, decided on 12.01.2023, along with connected matters

4. Accordingly, this petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to consider and decide the case of the petitioner in terms of the decision of this Court in Surajmani’s case (supra), expeditiously, preferably within five weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order.

5. In case, upon consideration the respondents extend the benefit in terms of the judgment in case of Surajmani’s case (supra), then since the SLP is pending then, any benefits including monetary benefits, if any, shall be released only after seeking an undertaking/bond from the petitioner.

6. In aforesaid terms, the writ petition as well as the pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, shall also stand disposed of, accordingly.

(Ranjan Sharma)

Judge

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