#work charge status

The Himachal Pradesh High Court ruled that the State’s judicial admission of similarity to the Sant Ram precedent obligates it to regularize daily wage workers after eight years of service, regardless of a pending Supreme Court status quo order. The decision reinforces the binding nature of judicial admissions in service law and ensures equal treatment for similarly situated employees.

Himachal Pradesh High Court holds that daily wage workers completing eight years with 240 days annually are entitled to work charge status, reinforcing statutory entitlement over discretionary policy.