IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.18730 of 2025 Decided on: 12.12.2025 Manohar Singh …Petitioner Versus Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development and another .…Respondents ……………………………………………………………………………… Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 For the petitioner: Mr. Om Prakash Goel, Advocate. For the respondents: Ms. Maheshwari Sharma, Advocate. Jyotsna Rewal Dua, J. The petitioner has retired as Clerk (Inf) from the respondent-Corporation on 31.01.2023. The amount of gratuity payable to the petitioner is reflected in the gratuity sanction order dated 10.04.2023 appended along-with present petition as Annexure P-3. 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 two 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 1 Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? yes 2 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 alongwith 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 December 12, 2025 (yogesh)