IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.4360/2025 Decided on: 26.03.2025 Banwari Lal …Petitioner Versus Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishwavidyalaya Palampur ....Respondent ……………………………………………………………………………… Coram Ms Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 For the petitioner : Mr. Arun Rana, Advocate. For the respondents. : Mr. Prince Chauhan, Advocate. Jyotsna Rewal Dua , J Petitioner essentially seeks a direction to the respondent-Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya (in short ‘respondent-University’) to confer work charge status upon him on completion of eight years of daily wage service. 2. According to the petitioner, he was engaged as Beldar on daily wage basis in the respondent-University in 1993. He completed 240 days in each calendar year from 1993 onwards. Services of the petitioner were regularized on 03.07.2007 as Beldar. Petitioner’s grievance is that he was entitled to work charge status 1 Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2 on completion of eight years of daily wage service, but this benefit has been wrongly denied to him by the respondent. 3. Relief qua conferment of work charge status on completion of eight years of service has been claimed on the strength of the decision rendered in Sarwan Kumar Versus Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur,2 as affirmed in Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya Versus Sarwan Kumar3, under the lead case State of HP and others Versus Surajmani and Anr4. 4. During the course of hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner placed on record copy of the decision rendered in The State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. Versus Surajmani & Anr.5 Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya Versus Sarwan Kumar6 was one of the matters connected and decided by the Hon’ble Apex Court alongwith the case of Surajmani4. Learned counsel for the parties jointly submit that this writ petition be disposed of in terms of directions issued in the aforesaid decision. 5. In view of the fair stand taken by learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the aforesaid judgment, 2O.A.(D) No.404 of 2018, decided on 20.03.2019 3CWP No.1396 of 2019, decided on 12.01.2023 43 LPA No.165 of 2021, decided alongwith connected matters on 12.01.2023 54 Civil Appeal No.1595 of 2025, decided alongwith connected appeals on 06.02.2025 65 Civil Appeal No.1859 of 2025, decided alongwith connected appeals on 06.02.2025 3 instant writ petition is disposed of in light of the judgment passed by the Hon’ble Apex Court in the cases of Surajmani4 and Sarwan Kumar6. Respondent is directed to implement the directions issued by the Hon’ble Supreme Court therein in case of the petitioner by taking all consequential actions within six weeks from today. Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, also stand disposed of. Jyotsna Rewal Dua Judge 26th March, 2025 (rohit)