2025:HHC:20112 IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA Exe. Pt. No. 4 of 2024 Decided on : 27.06.2025 Sh. Bihari Lal. …Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and others. …Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ajay Mohan Goel, Judge Whether approved for reporting?1 For the petitioner : Ms. Babita Chauhan, Advocate, vice Mr. A.K. Gupta, Advocate. For the respondents : Mr. Pushpinder Jaswal, Additional Advocate General. Ajay Mohan Goel, Judge (Oral) Learned Additional Advocate General has handed over a copy of office order dated 26.06.2025, passed by the Authority, relevant portion thereof, reads as under:- “The judgment was examined at the Govt. level in consultation with advisory department(s) and final opinion is still awaited. However, as the Hon'ble Court has issued the direction to implement the judgment and matter is listed on 27.06.2025 and also the judgement in Surajmani case having attained finality, therefore the 1Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2 2025:HHC:20112 petitioner is hereby granted the work charge status w.e.f. 01.01.2002 on completion of 8 years continuous service on notional basis in accordance with direction of the Hon'ble Apex Court as stated above. The Superintending Engineer & Executive Engineer to take the necessary steps for extending the benefit accordingly.” 2. In the light of the said office order, now as the judgment stands complied with, these proceedings are closed, with the observation that whatever is due to the petitioner, in terms of the judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, be released in favour of the petitioner, within a period of three months from today. Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, also stand disposed of. (Ajay Mohan Goel) Judge June 27, 2025 (Shivank Thakur)