IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA CWP No.9184 of 2025 Decided on: 5th June, 2025 _________________________________________________________________ Shyam Lal …..Petitioner Versus HPTDC and Anr …..Respondents. ______________________________________________________ Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua 1 Whether approved for reporting? _________________________________________________________________ For the petitioner: Mr. O.P.Goel, Advocate. For the respondents: Ms. Maheshwari Sharma, Advocate. Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Notice. Ms. Maheshwari Sharma, learned counsel, appears and waives service of notice on behalf of the respondents. 2. The petitioner has retired as an Captain from the respondent-Corporation on 31.03.2023. The amount of gratuity payable to the petitioner is reflected in the gratuity sanction order dated 01.07.2023 appended along-with present petition as Annexure P-2. 1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? yes - 2 - Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent-Corporation does not intend to file any response to the present petition. 3. Accordingly, the present petition is allowed. 50% of the amount of gratuity be released to the petitioner within four weeks from today along-with statutory interest accrued thereupon. The remaining amount along-with statutory interest be paid to the petitioner within two months thereafter. Insofar as the arrears of salary + D.A. from 01.01.2016 to 30.09.2022 on account of the revision of pay scales, w.e.f., 01.01.2016, are concerned, the admissible benefits along-with statutory interest thereupon be paid to the petitioner, in accordance with law, within six months. 4. It is made clear that if the aforesaid amount is not paid within such period, the same shall carry interest @ 9% per annum from the due date of actual payment. Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, shall also stand disposed of. Jyotsna Rewal Dua Judge June 5, 2025 R.Atal