2025:HHC:32818 IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA Execution Petition No.342 of 2024 Date of Decision:- 18.09.2025 Hukum Chand ....Petitioner Versus State of H.P. & Others ....Respondents Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice G.S. Sandhawalia, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ranjan Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?2 For the Petitioner : Ms. Babita Chauhan, Advocate, for Mr. A.K. Gupta, Advocate. For the Respondents : Mr. Arsh Rattan, Deputy Avdocate General. G.S. Sandhawalia, Chief Justice (Oral). Counsel for the respondents-State has placed on record a communication dated 17.09.2025 addressed to the Advocate General alongwith the order dated 30.08.2025, whereby the petitioner has been given the benefit of the work charge status on notional basis from the retrospective date w.e.f. 01.01.2003 on completion of 8 years of continuous service with 240 days in each calendar year, in view of the directions passed by the Apex Court in Civil Appeal No.1595 of 2025 arising out of SLP (C) No.23016 of 2023 titled as the State of Himachal 2 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2 Pradesh and Ors. Versus Surajmani & another alongwith connected matters, decided on 06.02.2025. 2. Resultantly, we are of the considered opinion that the present petition has been rendered infructuous and is disposed of as such. Necessary pay fixation be done in view of the same within four weeks from today. 3. Pending miscellaneous application(s) if any, shall also stand disposed of. (G.S. Sandhawalia) Chief Justice (Ranjan Sharma) Judge 18th September, 2025 (munish thakur)