CWP No.6275 of 2010. 14.07.2011 Present: Mr. R.D. Kaundal, Advocate, vice Mr. A.K. Gupta, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. A.K. Bansal, Additional Advocate General, for the respondents. Reply by the respondents, despite last chance afforded on 31.12.2010 by the Principal Bench, has not been filed. Hence, right to file the reply is closed. Heard. The main prayer of the petitioner is that the amount of gratuity under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 for the period he remained on daily wage, was not paid to him. The present lis is stated to be covered by the judgment of this Court rendered in Hira Singh versus HPSEB and others (CWP No.1566 of 2009, decided on 21.8.2009). Consequently, the prayer of the petitioner is allowed with the direction that in case the claim sought is a covered matter and the benefit has been given to similarly placed person, the respondents shall release the gratuity to the petitioner for the period he remained on daily wages within a period of two months from today, failing which it shall carry interest at the rate of 6%. With these directions, the writ petition is disposed of. In view of the disposal of the writ petition, all pending application(s), if any, shall also stand disposed of. July 14, 2011. (Surinder Singh), J. (rc)