ORDER :

By way of instant petition, which was earlier filed before the erstwhile HP State Administrative Tribunal and same after its abolishment, has been transferred to this Court for adjudication, petitioner has prayed for following main reliefs:

“(i) That the respondents Board may kindly be directed to give the work charge status/regularization to the applicant with all consequential benefits as Beldar with effect from 01.01.1997 with interest @ 9% per annum, when he completed his 8 years services with 240 days as per the policy of the State Government and as per ratio laid down by the Hon’ble High Court on 28-07-2010 in Rakesh Kumar case.

(ii). That the respondents may very kindly be directed to grant the pension to the applicant after considering his case for grant of work charge status with effect from 01.01.1997, including seniority, pay fixation etc.

2. Precisely, facts of the case, as emerge from the record are that petitioner was initially engaged as Beldar on daily wage basis on 25.9.1989 with the respondent-board, Electrical Division, Jogindernagar, District Kangra, H.P., where he remained posted upto 31.1.2004. Subsequently, vide order dated 16.4.2012, respondent-board re