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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA
CWP No. 4854/2025 a/w connected matters
Decided on: 04.04.2025 CWP No. 4854/2025 Darshan Singh
.…Petitioner Versus State of H.P. & Ors.
……Respondents CWP No. 4856/2025 Tara Chand
.…Petitioner Versus State of H.P. & Ors.
……Respondents CWP No. 4860/2025 Nazir Ahmad
.…Petitioner Versus State of H.P. & Ors.
……Respondents CWP No. 4862/2025 Vijender Singh
.…Petitioner Versus State of H.P. & Ors.
……Respondents ………………………………………………………………………………… Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 For the petitioner(s) : Mr. A.K. Gupta, Advocate. 1 Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? yes
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For the respondent(s) :
Mr. L.N. Sharma, Additional
Advocates General.
Jyotsna Rewal Dua, J
Notice. Mr. L.N, Sharma, learned Additional Advocate General, appears and waives service of notice on behalf of the respondents.
2. Petitioner(s) are serving in the respondent-I&PH Department and have prayed for direction to the respondents to grant them work-charge status/regularization of services from the date they completed eight years of service with all incidental benefits.
3. Learned counsel for the parties have jointly submitted that the issue involved in these writ petitions and the reliefs prayed for by the petitioner(s) are now covered by the decision rendered by the Hon’ble Apex Court in The State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. Versus Surajmani & Anr.2 The respondent-Department was also the appellant(s) before the Hon’ble Supreme Court in some of the connected matters. Learned counsel for the parties further submitted that these writ petitions be disposed of in terms of the aforesaid decision.
4. In view of the stand taken by learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the aforesaid judgment, these writ petitions are disposed of with direction to the respondents/Competent 2Civil Appeal No.1595/2025, decided alongwith connected appeals on 06.02.2025
3 Authority to consider the case(s) of the petitioners in accordance with law laid down in Surajmani2 and pass accordingly appropriate orders in accordance with law within six weeks from today. Copy of order so passed be also communicated to the petitioners. The writ petitions stand disposed of in the above terms, so also the pending miscellaneous application(s), if any.
Jyotsna Rewal Dua
Judge April 04, 2025 (Rohit)