IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.3905 of 2025 Date of Decision: 08.05.2025 _______________________________________________________________ Sarwan Kumar ……...Petitioner Versus Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya …....Respondent Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? For the Petitioner: Mr. Ganesh Barowalia, proxy counsel, for Mr. Sat Prakash, Advocate. For the respondent: Mr. Anshul Jairath, proxy counsel, for Mr. Prince Chauhan, Advocate. _______________________________________________________________ Sandeep Sharma, J. (Oral) Petitioner essentially seeks a direction to the respondent-Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya (in short ‘respondent-University’) to confer work charge status upon him on completion of eight years of daily wage service. 2 According to the petitioner, he was engaged as Beldar on daily wage basis in the respondent-University in 1993. He completed 240 days in each calendar year from 1994 onwards. Services of the petitioner were regularized on 03.07.2007 as Chowkidar/Beldar. Petitioner’s grievance is that he was entitled to work charge status on completion of eight years of daily wage service, but this benefit has been wrongly denied to him by the respondent. 2 3 Relief qua conferment of work charge status on completion of eight years of service has been claimed on the strength of the decision rendered in Sarwan Kumar Versus Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur1, as affirmed in Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya Versus Sarwan Kumar2, under the lead case State of HP and others Versus Surajmani and Anr.3 4 During the course of hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner placed on record copy of the decision rendered in The State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. Versus Surajmani & Anr.4. Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya Versus Sarwan Kumar5 was one of the matters connected and decided by the Hon’ble Apex Court alongwith the case of Surajmani5. Learned counsel for the parties jointly submit that this writ petition be disposed of in terms of directions issued in the aforesaid decision. 5. In view of the fair stand taken by learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the aforesaid judgment, instant writ petition is disposed of in light of the judgment passed by the Hon’ble Apex Court in the cases of Surajmani and Sarwan Kumar. Respondent is directed to implement the 1 O.A.(D) No.404 of 2018, decided on 20.03.2019 2 CWP No.1396 of 2019, decided on 12.01.2023 3 LPA No.165 of 2021, decided alongwith connected matters on 12.01.2023 4 Civil Appeal No.1595 of 2025, decided alongwith connected appeals on 06.02.2025 5 Civil Appeal No.1859 of 2025, decided alongwith connected appeals on 06.02.2025 3 directions issued by the Hon’ble Supreme Court therein in case of the petitioner by taking all consequential actions within six weeks from today. Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, also stand disposed of. May 08, 2025 (Sandeep Sharma), (Rajeev Raturi) Judge