CWP (T) No. 7395/2008 1.9.2009:Present: Mr. Ranjan Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. R.K. Sharma, Sr. Addl. Advocate General with Mr. Rajinder Dogra, Addl. A.G. for the respondents. The petitioner is seeking directions to the respondents to grant him gratuity for the period he has worked on daily wage basis and also on regular basis. It is not in dispute that the case of the petitioner is now required to be considered as per the judgment rendered by this Court in CWP No. 150/2004, tilted State of Himachal Pradesh versus Lashkari Ram decided on 9.5.2007. Consequently, the petition is allowed with the following directions: i) The workman is entitled to get the gratuity for the period w.e.f. 1983 to 31.12.1994 under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 with interest as per law laid down by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in H. Gangathanume Gowda versus Karnataka Agro Industries Corpn. Ltd. (2003) 3 SCC 40; ii) The workman is held entitled and is to be paid the gratuity w.e.f. 31.12.1994 to 31.12.1998 under the CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 with interest @ 9% per annum. The respondents are directed to do the needful within a period of eight weeks from today. No costs. (Rajiv Sharma), Judge. September 1, 2009. *awasthi*