IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA CWP No.5912 of 2022 Decided on: 23rd May, 2025 _________________________________________________________________ Gurcharan Singh ....Petitioner Versus State of H.P. & Ors. …Respondents _________________________________________________________________ Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua 1 Whether approved for reporting? _________________________________________________________________ For the petitioner: Mr. Vijay Kumar, Advocate. For the respondents: Ms. Leena Guleria, Deputy Advocate General. Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge CMP No. 11312 of 2025 Allowed and disposed of. CWP No.5912 of 2022 With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, matter is taken up for disposal at this state. 2. Petitioner is serving in the respondent-Jal Shakti Vibhag and has prayed for direction to the respondents to grant him work-charge status/regularization of services from the date he completed eight years of service with all incidental 1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? yes 2 benefits 3. Learned counsel for the parties have jointly submitted that the issue involved in the writ petition and the relief prayed for by the petitioner is now covered by the decisions rendered by the Hon’ble Apex Court in the State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. Vs. Surajmani & Anr.2 and Jogi Ram Vs. State of H.P.3 The respondent-Department was also the appellant before the Hon’ble Supreme Court in some of the connected matters. Learned counsel for the parties also submit that this writ petition be disposed of in terms of the aforesaid decision. 4. In view of the fair stand taken by learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the aforesaid judgment, this writ petition is disposed of in light of the judgment passed by the Hon’ble Apex Court in the case of Surajmani2 and Jogi Ram3. Respondents are 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. 2 Civil Appeal No. 1595/2025, decided alongwith connected civil appeals on 06.02.2025. 3 CWP No. 7124/2021 dated 25.02.2025 3 The writ petition stands disposed of in the above terms, so also the pending miscellaneous application(s), if any. Jyotsna Rewal Dua Judge May 23, 2025 (R. Atal)