IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.7458 of 2025 a/w connected matters Decided on: 16th May, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. CWP No.7458 of 2025 Mustak …..Petitioner Versus H.P. State Forest Corporation & Anr. .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. CWP No.7460 of 2025 Sukh Dev …..Petitioner Versus H.P. State Forest Corporation & Anr. .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. CWP No.7462 of 2025 Nand Lal …..Petitioner Versus H.P. State Forest Corporation & Anr. .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. CWP No.7466 of 2025 Dhani Ram …..Petitioner Versus H.P. State Forest Corporation & Anr. .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. CWP No.8018 of 2025 Ram Kishan …..Petitioner Versus H.P. State Forest Corporation & Anr. .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioners: Mr. Bonit Thakur, Advocate vice Mr. A.K. Gupta, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. Vijay Kumar Arora, Senior Advocate with Ms. Godawari, Ms. Lalita Sharma, Mr. Gaurav Kumar, Mr. Hitansh Raj and Ms. Aastha Kohli, Advocates, in CWP Nos.7458 and 8018 of 2025. Mr. D.S. Kainthla, Advocate, in CWP No.7460 of 2025. Ms. Kamakshi Tarlokta, Advocate, in CWP No.7462 of 2025. Mr. Kunal Mehta, Advocate vice Mr. Abhishek Nagta, Advocate, in CWP No.7466 of 2025. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Notice. Ms. Godawari, Mr. D.S. Kainthla, Ms. Kamakshi Tarlokta and Mr. Kunal Mehta, Advocate vice Mr. Abhishek Nagta, learned counsel, appear and waive service of notice on behalf of the respondents in the respective petitions. 2. Petitioners are serving in the respondent-H.P. State Forest Development Corporation and have prayed for direction to the respondents to grant them work charge 1Whether reporters of print and electronic media may be allowed to see the order? Yes. 3 status 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 the writ petitions and the reliefs prayed for by the petitioners 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-Corporation was also the appellant before the Hon’ble Supreme Court in some of the connected matters. Learned counsel for the parties also submit that these writ petitions be disposed of in terms of the directions issued in 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 authority to consider the respective cases of the petitioners in accordance with law laid down in Surajmani2 and pass appropriate order in accordance with law within six weeks from today. Copy of the order so passed, be also communicated to the petitioners. 2 Civil Appeal No.1595 of 2025, decided alongwith connected civil appeals on 06.02.2025 4 The writ petitions stand disposed of in the above terms, so also the pending miscellaneous application(s), if any. Jyotsna Rewal Dua May 16, 2025 Judge Mukesh