JUDGMENT Kurian Joseph, J. The petitioner herein is covered by the award passed by the Industrial Tribunal, Shimla. The petitioner has been denied back wages. But, he has been granted the relief of re-instatement with continuity in service. The main grievance of the petitioner is that the benefit of the award in the matter of continuity of service is not granted while considering the claim for conferment of work-charged status. Since the Industrial Tribunal has granted the continuity of service in the award and since the award has become final, the petitioner is covered by the award and is entitled to count the service for the purpose of conferment of work-charged status. Ordered accordingly and the Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the second respondent to count the period granted by the Industrial Tribunal-continuity of service- the period he was kept out of work for the purpose of conferment of work-charged status. The needful as above, shall be done within a period of two months from the date of production of the copy of this judgment alongwith a copy of this Writ Petition. 2. With these observations, the Writ Petition is disposed of, so also the pending application(s), if any.