IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.8646/2025 a/w connected matters Decided on: 26th May, 2025 1. CWP No. 8646/2025 Krishan Lal …..Petitioner Versus State of H.P. & Ors. .....Respondents 2. CWP No. 8648/2025 Devinder Singh …..Petitioner Versus State of H.P. & Ors. .....Respondents 3. CWP No. 8654/2025 Biri Dutt …..Petitioner Versus State of H.P. & Ors. .....Respondents ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioners: Mr. Bonit Parkash, Advocate, vice Mr A.K. Gupta, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr.   Rajat   Choudhary,   Assistant Advocate General. ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Notice. Mr. Rajat Choudhary, learned Assistant Advocate General, appears and waives service of notice on behalf of the respondents. 1Whether reporters of print and electronic media may be allowed to see the order? Yes. 2 2. Petitioners are serving in the respondent­Public Works Department and have  prayed for direction to the respondents to grant them work charge 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 respondent­Department was also the appellant 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 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 cases of the petitioners in accordance with law laid down in Surajmani2 and pass appropriate order in accordance with 2 Civil Appeal No.1595 of 2025, decided alongwith connected civil appeals on 06.02.2025 3 law   within   six   weeks   from   today.   Copy   of   the   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 May 26, 2025 Judge rohit