IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No. 8656 of 2025 Decided on: 26th May, 2025 ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ Sunder Singh …..Petitioner Versus State of H.P. & Ors. .....Respondents ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioner: Mr.  Naresh Verma, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr.   Rajat   Choudhary,   Assistant Advocate General, for respondents No.1 & 2. Mr. Naveen K. Bhardwaj, Advocate, for respondent No.3. ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Notice. Mr. Rajat Choudhary, learned Assistant Advocate   General   and   Mr.   Naveen   K.   Bhardwaj,   learned counsel, accept notice on behalf of respondents No.1 & 2 and 3, respectively. 2. This writ petition has been filed for the grant of following substantive reliefs:­ (i) That the respondents may be directed to condone the short fall of 240 days for the year 1995, 1996 in view of the judgment rendered in CWP No. 6468/2020 titled as 1Whether reporters of print and electronic media may be allowed to see the order? Yes. 2 Uggam Ram Vs State of H.P. and consider the case of the petitioner   for   work­charge   Status/regularisation   after   8 years   of   daily   waged   services   i.e.   1.1.2003   with   all consequential benefits. (ii) That in alternative the respondents may be directed to consider the case of the petitioner for regularization/work- charge Status after 8 years of daily waged services i.e. 1.1.2002 in view of the judgment rendered in LPA titled as State of H.P. & Others Vs Surajmani & Another. Learned   counsel   for   the   petitioner   submitted that he is under instructions to press only for relief No.(ii). Relief   No.(i)     be   treated   as   given   up.   Accordingly,   this petition is heard only for prayer No.(ii) and prayer No.(i) is deemed to have been given up. 3. Learned counsel further submitted that case of the petitioner for grant of relief No.(ii) is covered by  The State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. Versus Surajmani & Anr.2. Learned counsel for the parties jointly submitted that   this   writ   petition   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, this writ petition is disposed of with direction to 2 Civil Appeal No.1595 of 2025, decided alongwith connected civil appeals on 06.02.2025 3 the respondents/competent authority to consider the   case of   the   petitioner   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 petitioner. The writ petition stands disposed of in the above terms, so also the pending miscellaneous application(s), if any. Jyotsna Rewal Dua May 26, 2025 Judge rohit