IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.4839 of 2025 Date of Decision: 03.04.2025 _____________________________________________________________________ Chandra Vati ……...Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. …....Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? For the Petitioner: Mr. Bonit Thakur, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General, Mr. Rajan Kahol, Mr. Vishal Panwar & Mr. B.C. Verma, Additional Advocate Generals, with Mr. Ravi Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General, for respondents-State. ___________________________________________________________________________ Sandeep Sharma, J. (Oral) Notice. Mr. Rajan Kahol, Additional Advocate General, appears and waives service of notice on behalf of the respondents. 2. The instant petition has been filed for grant of following substantive reliefs:- “i. That the respondents may be ordered to grant regular status from the initial date of appointment on contract basis in view of the judgment passed by this Hon'ble Court in CWP No. 7602 of 2010, titled as Om Prakash Vs. State of H.P. & Ors. ” 3. It has been submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that issue akin to the one raised in the instant petition has already been decided by this Court vide judgment dated 14th 2 March, 2024, passed in CWPOA No. 2782 of 2019, titled as Narender Singh Thakur & Ors. Vs. State of H.P. & Ors. He has further submitted that the petitioner herein shall be satisfied, at this stage, in case the respondent-State is directed to consider and decide the case of petitioner in light of aforesaid judgment in a time bound manner. 4. Prayer being innocuous is not opposed. 5. Without adverting to the merits of the case, the instant petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.2 to consider and decide the case of the petitioner within four weeks from today strictly in terms of the judgment passed by this Court on 14th March, 2024, in CWPOA No. 2782 of 2019, titled as Narender Singh Thakur & Ors. vs. State of H.P. & Ors., by passing a detailed and reasoned order. Needless to say that in case petitioner is found identically situated as the beneficiaries in the case(s) decided vide aforesaid judgment dated 14th March, 2024, the petitioner shall also be extended all such benefits as made available to beneficiaries therein within further period of four weeks. Pending applications, if any, also stand disposed of. April 03, 2025 (Sandeep Sharma), (sunil) Judge