IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.2186 of 2026 alongwith connected matters Decided on: 27th February, 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. CWP No.2186 of 2026 The Deputy Director, Animal Husbandry/ Breeding, Hamirpur …..Petitioner Versus Rup Lal .....Respondent ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. CWP No.2187 of 2026 The Deputy Director, Animal Husbandry/ Breeding, Hamirpur …..Petitioner Versus Ramesh Chand .....Respondent ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. CWP No.2188 of 2026 The Deputy Director, Animal Husbandry/ Breeding, Hamirpur …..Petitioner Versus Usha Devi .....Respondent ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. CWP No.2189 of 2026 The Deputy Director, Animal Husbandry/ Breeding, Hamirpur …..Petitioner Versus Narender Singh .....Respondent ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioners: Mr. Rajat Choudhry, Assistant Advocate General. For the Respondents: Nemo. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Petitioner-State feels aggrieved against orders dated 29.08.2025 (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 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 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 3 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 February 27, 2026 Judge Mukesh