Go Prasad v. State of Hp and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
High Court of Himachal Pradesh, Shimla; Sandep Sharma replaced by Sandeep Sharma, J. (single Judge, oral); decision dated 05.05.2025. Batch of 19 CWPs of 2023–2024 by daily wage employees seeking work charge status from completion of eight years' service and quashing of Annexure P-1; disposed of with direction to respondents to decide in light of State of Himachal Pradesh v. Surajmani, Civil Appeal No.1595 of 2025 (SC, 06.02.2025), within four weeks, with opportunity of hearing and speaking order; liberty reserved. Keywords: work charge status; daily wage employee; eight years continuous service; 240 days in each calendar year; Annexure P-1; batch/common order; disposed with direction; opportunity of being heard; detailed speaking order; Himachal Pradesh.
What did the court decide?
Common disposal of all nineteen petitions with a direction to the respondents to consider and decide the petitioners' cases in light of judgment dated 06.02.2025 of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Civil Appeal No.1595 of 2025 (State of Himachal Pradesh v. Surajmani) expeditiously, preferably within four weeks, after affording an opportunity of hearing and passing detailed speaking orders; liberty reserved to petitioners to approach an appropriate court if still aggrieved; pending application(s), if any, stand disposed of. The substantive claim for work charge status and quashing of Annexure P-1 was left to that consideration process, not decided on merits by this Court.