Sh. Tek Chand vs The HPSEB Limited and The Executive Engineer HPPWD Ltd.

Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J.—The writ petition is filed with the following prayer: i. That the respondents may be ordered to grant work charge status to the Petitioner from the date he completed 10 years of service with all the benefits incidental thereof such as full back wages, seniority, pay fixation and other service benefits etc.

It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the case is squarely covered by the decision of the Apex Court in Mool Raj Upadhyaya Vs. State of H.P. and Others, 2. Learned Deputy Advocate General points out that the factual aspects are to be verified by the competent authority. Petitioner submits that he would file appropriate representation furnishing all factual details before the competent authority within a period of one month from today. It is always open for him to do so. Thereafter, the matter will be duly considered by the second respondent in the light of the judgment, referred to above and appropriate action in accordance with law will be taken within another four months from the date of receipt of the representation along with a copy of this judgment and the copy of the judgment, referred to above by the petitioner. The writ petition is disposed of, so also the pending applications, if any.