IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.14930 of 2025 alongwith CWP No.14932 of 2025 Decided on: 16th September, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. CWP No.14930 of 2025 Ravi Dutt Sharma …..Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and another .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. CWP No.14932 of 2025 Kushal Kumar …..Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and another .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioners: Ms. Anuja Mehta, Advocate vice Mr. Vishwa Bhushan, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. Rajat Choudhry, Assistant Advocate General, for respondent No.1-State. Mr. Ramesh Chand Sharma, Advocate, for respondent No.2 in both the matters. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Notice. Mr. Rajat Choudhry, learned Assistant Advocate General and Mr. Ramesh Chand Sharma, learned 1Whether reporters of print and electronic media may be allowed to see the order? Yes. 2 counsel, appear and waive service of notice on behalf of respondents No.1 and 2, respectively. 2. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, the matters are heard at this stage. 3. Petitioners are serving in the respondent- University 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. 4. 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.2. The respondent-University was also the appellant before the Hon’ble Supreme Court in some of the connected matters. Learned counsel also submits that the representations dated 11.08.2025 (Annexure P-3) preferred by the petitioners for claiming the above relief are pending consideration with respondent No.2/competent authority. Learned counsel further submits that the petitioners would be satisfied in case respondent No.2/competent authority is directed to decide the aforesaid representations within a 2 Civil Appeal No.1595 of 2025, decided alongwith connected civil appeals on 06.02.2025 3 fixed time schedule. Learned counsel appearing for the respondents are not averse to this prayer. 5. Having regard to the afore-submissions, but without examining the merits of the matters, these writ petitions are disposed of with direction to respondent No.2/ competent authority to consider and decide the aforesaid representations of the petitioners dated 11.08.2025 (Annexure P-3) in accordance with law as well as taking into consideration the above judgment in the case of Surajmani2 within a period of six weeks from today. The decision so arrived at shall also be 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 September 16, 2025 Judge Mukesh