IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No. 12838 & 12840 of 2025 Decided on: 08th August, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. CWP No.12838 of 2025 Hem Singh …..Petitioner Versus State of H.P. & Anr. .....Respondents -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. CWP No.12840 of 2025 Suresh Kumar …..Petitioner Versus State of H.P. & Anr. .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioners: Mr. Bonit Thakur, Advocate vice Mr. A.K. Gupta, Advocate, in both the matters. For the Respondents: Mr. L.N. Sharma, Additional Advocate General, for respondent No.1 in both the matters. Mr. O.P. Negi, Advocate, for respondent No.2 in both the matters. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Notice. Mr. L.N. Sharma, learned Additional Advocate General and Mr. O.P. Negi, learned counsel accept notice on behalf of respondents No.1 and 2, respectively. 1 Whether reporters of print and electronic media may be allowed to see the order? Yes. 2 2. Petitioners are serving in the respondents-Board of School Education and have prayed for direction to the respondents to grant them work charge status/regularization of services 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 respondents were also the appellants before the Hon’ble Supreme Court in some of the connected matters. Learned counsel for the parties also submit 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 respective cases of the petitioners in accordance with law laid down in Surajmani2 and pass appropriate order in 2 Civil Appeal No.1595 of 2025, decided alongwith connected civil appeals on 06.02.2025 3 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 August 08, 2025 Judge rohit