Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP Nos.14052, 14054, 14056, 14058 & 14060 of 2025 Date of decision: 03.09.2025 1. CWP No.14052 of 2025 Joginder Lal. ...Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. & Ors. ...Respondents. 2. CWP No.14054 of 2025 Geeta Ram. ...Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. & Ors. ...Respondents. 3. CWP No.14056 of 2025 Jagdish Chand. ...Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. & Ors. ...Respondents. 4. CWP No.14058 of 2025 Sher Singh. ...Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. & Ors. ...Respondents. 5. CWP No.14060 of 2025 Parvinder Singh. ...Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. & Ors. ...Respondents. -2- Coram: Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? For the petitioners : Mr. Vijay Singh Bhatia, Advocate. For the respondent(s) : Mr. Rajat Choudhary, Assistant Advocate General. Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Notice. Mr. Rajat Choudhary, Assistant Advocate General, appears and waives service of notice on behalf of the respondents. 2. Petitioners are serving in the respondent- Revenue/Settlement 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 petitioners submitted that the issue involved in the writ petitions and the relief 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.1. Learned counsel further submits that the petitioners would be satisfied in case the respondents are directed to examine their respective cases in light of the aforesaid judgment within a 1 Civil Appeal No.1595 of 2025, decided alongwith connected civil appeals on 06.02.2025. -3- fixed time schedule. Learned Additional Advocate General is not averse to this prayer. 4. Having regard to the afore-submissions, but without examining the merits of the matters, these writ petitions are disposed of with direction to the respondents/ competent authority to consider and decide the respective cases of the petitioners in accordance with law laid down in Surajmani1 and pass appropriate orders in accordance with 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 3rd September, 2025 Judge (Pardeep)