IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA Execution Petition No. 1 of 2026 Decided on : 05.08.2026 Deepak and others ...Petitioners Versus State of H.P. and others …Respondents. Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice G.S. Sandhawalia, Chief Justice. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Bipin Chander Negi, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 For the petitioners : Mr. Guna Nand Verma, Advocate. For the respondents : Ms. Priyanka Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General, for the respondents/State. G.S. Sandhawalia, Chief Justice (Oral) Counsel for the State has placed on record communication dated 06.07.2026, whereby the work-charge status has been granted to the petitioners in terms of the judgment rendered by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the lead case titled State of Himachal Pradesh and Others v. Surajmani and Another, Civil Appeal No. 1595 of 2025, decided along with the connected matters on 06.02.2025. 2. The work-charge status has been granted with effect from 01.01.2009, 01.01.2010 and 01.01.2011, as per the said communication. 2. Accordingly, the petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, also stand disposed of. (G.S. Sandhawalia) Chief Justice (Bipin Chander Negi) Judge 05th August, 2026 (Tarun) 1Whether the reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the Judgment? Yes