IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.7890 of 2025 Decided on: 14th May, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Seema Devi and another …..Petitioners Versus The Commissioner, Municipal Corporation Dharamshala and another .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Mukul Sood, Advocate, for respondent No.1. Mr. L.N. Sharma, Additional Advocate General, for respondent No.2. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Notice. Mr. Mukul Sood, learned counsel and Mr. L.N. Sharma, learned Additional Advocate General, appear and waive service of notice on behalf of respondents No.1 and 2, respectively. 2. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, the matter is heard at this stage. 1 Whether reporters of print and electronic media may be allowed to see the order? Yes. 2 3. This writ petition has been filed for the grant of following substantive relief:- “i. That the respondents may be ordered to regularize services of the petitioners/grant work charge status from the due dates, with all benefits incidental thereof.” 4. Learned vice counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that he is under instructions to confine the prayer of the petitioners only for conferment of work charge status upon them in light of the law laid down by the Hon’ble Apex Court in The State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. Versus Surajmani & Anr.2. Learned counsel for the parties also submit that this writ petition be disposed of in terms of the directions issued in the aforesaid decision. 5. In view of the stand taken by learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the aforesaid judgment, this writ petition is 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 3 The writ petition stands disposed of in the above terms, so also the pending miscellaneous application(s), if any. Jyotsna Rewal Dua May 14, 2025 Judge Mukesh