IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.9459 of 2026 alongwith connected matters Decided on: 23rd June, 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. CWP No.9459 of 2026 Executive Engineer, Jal Shakti Division Nagrota Bagwan …..Petitioner Versus Mohinder Singh .....Respondent ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. CWP No.9460 of 2026 Executive Engineer, Jal Shakti Division Nagrota Bagwan …..Petitioner Versus Chamel Singh .....Respondent ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. CWP No.9461 of 2026 Executive Engineer, Jal Shakti Division Nagrota Bagwan …..Petitioner Versus Chandu Ram .....Respondent ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. CWP No.9462 of 2026 Executive Engineer, Jal Shakti Division Nagrota Bagwan …..Petitioner Versus Ramesh Chand .....Respondent ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 5. CWP No.9463 of 2026 Executive Engineer, Jal Shakti Division Nagrota Bagwan …..Petitioner Versus Jasdev Singh .....Respondent ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. CWP No.9464 of 2026 Executive Engineer, Jal Shakti Division Nagrota Bagwan …..Petitioner Versus Desh Raj .....Respondent ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. CWP No.9465 of 2026 Executive Engineer, Jal Shakti Division Nagrota Bagwan …..Petitioner Versus Bhim Sain .....Respondent ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8. CWP No.9466 of 2026 Executive Engineer, Jal Shakti Division Nagrota Bagwan …..Petitioner Versus Desh Raj .....Respondent ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. CWP No.9467 of 2026 Executive Engineer, Jal Shakti Division Nagrota Bagwan …..Petitioner Versus Rajinder Kumar .....Respondent ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioners: Mr. Y.P.S. Dhaulta, Additional Advocate General. For the Respondents: Nemo. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Petitioner-State feels aggrieved against orders dated 17.10.2025 (Annexure P-1 in all the writ petitions) passed by 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 Additional 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 Additional 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 1Whether reporters of print and electronic media may be allowed to see the order? Yes. 2 CWP No.15443 of 2024, decided on 24.02.2026 3 CWP No.4632 of 2025, decided on 07.11.2025 4 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 June 23, 2026 Judge Mukesh