IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.19649 of 2025 alongwith CWP No.19650 of 2025 Decided on: 24th March, 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. CWP No.19649 of 2025 Principal Secretary (JSV) & Anr. …..Petitioners Versus Sita Ram and another .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. CWP No.19650 of 2025 The Engineer-in-Chief, HPPWD & Anr. …..Petitioners Versus Tulsi Ram .....Respondent ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioners: Mr. Rajat Choudhry, Assistant Advocate General. For the Respondents: Ms. Aafreen Kaushal, Advocate for respondent No.1, in CWP No.19649 of 2025. Ms. Ranjana Pathania, Advocate, in CWP No.19650 of 2025. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Petitioner-State feels aggrieved against the orders (Annexure P-1 in both the writ petitions) passed by 1Whether reporters of print and electronic media may be allowed to see the order? Yes. 2 the Deputy Labour Commissioner-cum-Appellate Authority, Himachal Pradesh under Section 7(7) of the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, ordering payment of gratuity in favour of the respondents in terms thereof. 2. Learned Assistant Advocate General submits that facts of these cases are almost similar to the facts of State of H.P. & Ors. Versus Binu Ram2, which, in turn, was based upon Bindumati Versus State of H.P. and others3. Decision in Bindumati3 is stated to have been accepted and implemented by the respondents therein. Learned Assistant Advocate General further submits that the issue of law involved in the instant cases is the same as was involved in Binu Ram2 & Bindumati3 and further that the same is covered against the petitioner-State under the aforesaid decisions. Accordingly, on the analogy of the decisions in Binu Ram2 & Bindumati3 and following the reasoning therein, these writ petitions are dismissed. Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, also stand disposed of. Jyotsna Rewal Dua March 24, 2026 Judge Mukesh 2 CWP No.15443 of 2024, decided on 24.02.2026 3 CWP No.4632 of 2025, decided on 07.11.2025