IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP No. 6018 of 2010. Decided on: October 27, 2010. Pyare Lal …..Petitioner. Versus HPSEB & anr. ….Respondents. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kuldip Singh, Judge. For the petitioner: Mr. A.K. Gupta, Advocate. For the Respondents: Ms. Anjula Khajuria, Advocate. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) The writ petition is filed with the following prayer:- “i. That the respondents may be ordered to pay the amounts of gratuity to the petitioner, for the period he remained on daily wage basis under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 with 9% interest thereon.” 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is similarly situated as the petitioner in CWP No. 1566 of 2009 and several other connected matters. There will be a direction to the first respondent to look into the matter and take appropriate action to settle the grievance of the petitioner within a period of three months from the date of production of a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition. The consequential benefits, to which petitioner is found eligible shall also be disbursed to him within another one month. 3. With these observations, the writ petition is disposed of, so also the pending application(s), if any. Copy Dasti. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice. October 27, 2010. ( Justice Kuldip Singh ), (karan/vs) Judge. 2