IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA CWP Nos.18864 of 2025 and connected matters Decided on: 03.12.2025 _________________________________________________________________ 1. CWP No. 18864 of 2025 Daulat Ram ....Petitioner Versus State of H.P. & Ors …Respondents _________________________________________________________________ 2. CWP No. 18866 of 2025 Narender Kumar ....Petitioner Versus State of H.P. & Ors …Respondents _________________________________________________________________ 3. CWP No. 18868 of 2025 Tolu Ram ....Petitioner Versus State of H.P. & Ors …Respondents _________________________________________________________________ Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua 1 Whether approved for reporting? _________________________________________________________________ For the petitioners: Mr. Bonit Prakash, Advocate vice Mr. A.K.Gupta, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. Y.P.S.Dhaulta, Additional Advocate General for respondents No. 1 and 2. Mr. Naveen K Bhardwaj, and Mr. Ajay K Chauhan, Advocates, for respondent No.3 in the respective petitions. 1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? yes - 2 - Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Notice. Mr. Y.P.S.Dhaulta, learned Additional Advocate General and Mr. Naveen K Bhardwaj & Mr. Ajay K Chauhan, learned counsel, appear and waive service of notice on behalf of the respective respondents in the respective writ petitions. 2. Petitioners retired from respondent No.3- Municipal Council, Kullu, 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 relief prayed for by the petitioners is now covered by the decision rendered by the Hon’ble Apex Court in The State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. Versus Surajmani & Anr.2. 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 2 Civil Appeal No.1595 of 2025, decided alongwith connected civil appeals on 06.02.2025 - 3 - schedule. Learned counsel for the respondents are not 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 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. Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, also to stand disposed of. Jyotsna Rewal Dua December 3, 2025 Judge R.Atal