IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.7810 of 2025 Date of decision: 02.09.2025 Chander Sain. ....Petitioner.

Versus State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. ...Respondents.

Coram:

Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Whether approved for reportting?

For the petitioner : Mr. C.N. Singh and Mr.

Devender Sharma, Advocates.

For the respondents : Mr. Rajat Choudhary, Assistant Advocate General, for C respondents No.1 & 2-State.

Mr. Susheel Gautam, Advocate, for respondents No.3 & 4.

Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Petitioner seeks a direction to the respondents to regularize his contractual services on the post of Peon-cum- Watchman in the Forest Department on completion of six years of contractual services, in terms of the applicable regularization policy.

2. Heard learned counsel for the parties and considered the case file.

2(i). The respondents constituted a Society, namely, the Himachal Pradesh Resource Management Society. The Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes Society is stated to be part and parcel of the Forest Department. P

2(ii) A post of Peon-cum-Watchman was advertised by the respondent-Department in the year 2007. Petitioner applied for the post