JUDGMENT

Satyen Vaidya, J. - Common questions of facts and law are involved in CWP Nos. 2956 of 2019 titled Uttam Sain Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and others and 2970 of 2019 titled Raji Nand Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and others, therefore, both these petitions are being disposed of by a common judgment.

2. The facts of the case in CWP2956 of 2019 are being taken into consideration first.

3. In 1995 petitioner was engaged as Beldar on daily wages with respondent No.4. His services were regularized in 2006 and he retired as Mate on 30.09.2011.

4. On 28.7.2010, this Court passed judgment in CWP No. 2735 of 2010 titled Rakesh Kumar Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and others.

5. Respondent No.1 issued directions dated 14.2.2019 to implement judgment in Rakesh Kumar's case. Accordingly respondent No.4 ordered the regularization of the petitioner w.e.f 1.1.2003 vide order dated 13.10.2015.

6. On 8.3.2018, the Hon'ble Supreme Court passed judgment in Civil Appeal No. 6309 of 2017 titled Sunder Singh Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and others, inter alia holding as under:

"6. Accordingly, we direct that w.e.f. 01.01.2018, the appellants or other similarly placed class-IV employees