IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA CWP Nos.12966 of 2025 and connected matters. Decided on: 12.08.2025 _________________________________________________________________ 1. CWP No.12966 of 2025 Bimla Devi ....Petitioner Versus State of H.P.and Ors. …Respondents _________________________________________________________________ 2. CWP No.12978 of 2025 Shamsher Singh ....Petitioner Versus State of H.P. & Ors …Respondents _________________________________________________________________ 3. CWP No.12982 of 2025 Chander Pal ....Petitioner Versus State of H.P. & Ors …Respondents _________________________________________________________________ Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua 1 Whether approved for reporting? _________________________________________________________________ For the petitioners: Mr. Hemant Thakur, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General with Mr. Rupinder Singh Thakur, Additional Advocate General 1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? yes - 2 - Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Notice. Mr. Rupinder Singh Thakur, learned Additional Advocate General, appears and waives service of notice on behalf of the respective respondents in all the petitions. 2. Petitioners are serving in the respondent- Forest 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 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 respondent-Department was also the appellant before the Hon’ble Supreme Court in some of the connected matters. Learned counsel further submits that the petitioners would be satisfied in case the respondents are directed to examine their cases in light of the aforesaid judgment within a fixed time schedule. Learned Additional Advocate General is not 2 Civil Appeal No.1595 of 2025, decided alongwith connected civil appeals on 06.02.2025 - 3 - 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 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 petitioners. The writ petitions stand disposed of in the above terms, so also the pending miscellaneous application(s), if any. Jyotsna Rewal Dua August 12, 2025 Judge R.Atal