IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.4368 of 2025 Date of decision: 26.03.2025 Gopal Dass. ...Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. & Ors. ...Respondents. Coram: Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? For the petitioner : Mr. Bonit Thakur, Advocate, vice Mr. A.K. Gupta, Advocate. For the respondents : Ms. Menka Raj Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General. Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Notice. Ms. Menka Raj Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General, appears and waives service of notice on behalf of the respondents. 2. Petitioner is serving in the respondent-HPPWD and has prayed for direction to the respondents to grant him work-charge status/regularization of services from the date he completed eight years of service with all incidental benefits. 3. Learned counsel for the parties have jointly submitted that the issue involved in the writ petition and the 1Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes -2- reliefs prayed for by the petitioner are now covered by the decision rendered by the Hon’ble Apex Court in The State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. Versus Surajmani & Anr.1. The respondent-Department was also the appellant before the Hon’ble Supreme Court in some of the connected matters. Learned counsel for the parties also submit that this writ petition be disposed of in terms of the aforesaid decision. 4. In view of the fair stand taken by learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the aforesaid judgment, this writ petition is disposed of in light of the judgment passed by the Hon’ble Apex Court in the case of Surajmani1. Respondents are directed to implement the directions issued by the Hon’ble Supreme Court therein in case of the petitioner by taking all consequential actions within six weeks from today. The writ petition to stand disposed of in the above terms, so also the pending miscellaneous application(s), if any. Jyotsna Rewal Dua 26th March, 2025 Judge (Pardeep) 1Civil Appeal No.1595 of 2025, decided alongwith connected appeals on 06.02.2025