IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No. 8800 of 2025 Decided on: 29th May, 2025 ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ Jeet Singh …..Petitioner Versus State of H.P. & Ors. .....Respondents ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioners: Mr. Bonit Prakash, 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. 2. Petitioner   is   serving   in   the   respondent­Forest Department   and   has   prayed   for   direction   to   the respondents to grant him work charge status from the date he   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 petition and 1Whether reporters of print and electronic media may be allowed to see the order? Yes. 2 the reliefs prayed for by the petitioner 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   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 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 29, 2025 Judge rohit 2 Civil Appeal No.1595 of 2025, decided alongwith connected civil appeals on 06.02.2025