IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA CWP No.18358 of 2025 and connected matters Decided on: 27.11.2025 _________________________________________________________________ 1. CWP No. 18358 of 2025 Ashok Kumar ....Petitioner Versus State of HP and ors …Respondents _________________________________________________________________ 2. CWP No. 18366 of 2025 Kuldeep Singh ....Petitioner Versus State of HP and ors …Respondents _________________________________________________________________ 3. CWP No. 18380 of 2025 Kewal Singh ....Petitioner Versus State of HP and ors …Respondents _________________________________________________________________ 4. CWP No. 18406 of 2025 Lal Chand ....Petitioner Versus State of HP and ors …Respondents _________________________________________________________________ 5. CWP No. 18408 of 2025 Sujan Singh ....Petitioner Versus State of HP and ors …Respondents _________________________________________________________________ - 2 - Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua 1 Whether approved for reporting? _________________________________________________________________ For the petitioners: Mr. Naresh Kaul and Ms.Sheetal Kaul, Advocates. For the respondents: Mr. Y.P.S.Dhaulta, Additional Advocate General. Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Notice. Mr. Y.P.S.Dhaulta, learned Additional Advocate General, appears and waives service of notice on behalf of the respondents in all the petitions. 2. Petitioners are serving in the respondent- Jal Shakti Vibhag 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 1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? yes - 3 - 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 schedule. Learned Additional Advocate General is not averse to this prayer. 4. Having regard to the afore-submissions, but without examining the merits of the matters, these writs 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. Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, also to stand disposed of. Jyotsna Rewal Dua November 27, 2025 Judge R.Atal 2 Civil Appeal No.1595 of 2025, decided alongwith connected civil appeals on 06.02.2025