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CWP No.5673 of 2024, High Court of Himachal Pradesh, Shimla (Sandeep Sharma, J., oral judgment dated 10.3.2025). Daily-wage Beldar (engaged 1993; 240 days per year from 1994; regularized 6.07.2008) sought work charge status on completion of eight years of daily wage service. Relief traced to Sarwan Kumar (O.A.(D) No.404 of 2018, decided 20.03.2019), affirmed in CWP No.1396 of 2019 (decided 12.01.2023) under lead case State of HP v. Surajmani (LPA No.165 of 2021). On joint submission of counsel, petition disposed per para 10 of Supreme Court judgments dated 06.02.2025 in The State of Himachal Pradesh v. Surajmani (Civil Appeal No.1595 of 2025) and Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar HPKV v. Sarwan Kumar (Civil Appeal No.1859 of 2025): work-charged status from completion of 8 years of service, relief limited to notional benefits (Ashwani Kumar / Mool Raj Upadhyaya line). Respondent-University directed to implement the Supreme Court directions with consequential actions within six weeks; miscellaneous applications disposed. Keywords: work charge status; work-charged; daily wage; Beldar; regularization; notional benefits; Ashwani Kumar; Mool Raj Upadhyaya; Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya; Palampur.