Mahender Singh vs. State of H.P. & others CWPOA No. 4867 of 2020 03.04.2025 Present: Mr. R.R. Rahi, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Pratush Sharma, Addl. A.G., for the respondents. CMP-T No. 935 of 2024 By way of the instant application, a prayer has been made to amend relief clause No. (i) prayed in the original petition. It is submitted that the originally, by way of relief clause No. (i), the petitioner had sought directions to regularize his services on completion of eight years of continuous service and now by amending said relief clause, he seeks directions to grant work charge status to him on completion of eight years. The petitioner is not seeking to change the original edifice of the case as pleaded by him. It is only one of the reliefs, he wants to amend. Noticeably, the relief now sought by the petitioner is with respect to grant of work charge status, which is a lesser relief, as compared to relief of regularization earlier sought by him. The lesser relief can otherwise be granted if the petitioner succeed in esta blishing his case on merits. Thus, the amendment sought cannot be said to be alien to the main controversy in the petition. The respondents will not be prejudiced in any manner, in case this application is allowed. Accordingly, the application is allowed. The amendment, as sought in the petition is ordered to be made. Amended petition is on record. No reply is required to be filed to the amended petition, as the only change is with respect to the relief. The application stands disposed of. List the main matter for hearing in due course. (Satyen Vaidya) Judge 3rd April, 2025 (kck)