Satish Kumar v. the State of Hp and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Himachal Pradesh High Court, decision dated 08.07.2025 (CWP No.10857 of 2025, Sandep Sharma J., oral — Sandeep Sharma): petition of daily wage employee Sh. Satish Kumar disposed of before notices with direction to State respondents to consider/decide work charge status claim per Apex Court judgment dated 06.02.2025 in State of Himachal Pradesh v. Surajmani (Civil Appeal No. 1595 of 2025); entitlement criterion: eight years continuous service with minimum 240 days per calendar year, time bound; compliance within four weeks with hearing; liberty reserved; pending applications disposed.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the respondents to consider and decide the petitioner's case in light of the judgment dated 06.02.2025 in Civil Appeal No. 1595 of 2025 (State of Himachal Pradesh and others v. Surajmani and Others) expeditiously, preferably within four weeks, affording the petitioner an opportunity of being heard and passing appropriate orders; liberty reserved to the petitioner to file appropriate proceedings if still aggrieved; pending application(s), if any, disposed of.