JUDGMENT :

Ranjan Sharma, J.

Notice. Mr. Shivank Singh Panta, Advocate appears and waives service of notice on behalf of the respondents.

2. With the consent of the parties, the instant writ petition, is taken up for disposal, at this stage, in view of the order(s) intended to be passed hereinafter.

3. The petitioner, having retired on 30.06.2021, as Commi-II, has filed the writ petition with the following prayer(s):-

“(i) That the directions may kindly be issued to the respondent corporation to pay the amount of gratuity (DCRG)and leave encashment along with interest @ 9 % per annum to the petitioner w.e.f.due date i.e. 01.07.2021 till the date of its realization.”

4. Case of the petitioner is that he retired from service of the Respondent-Corporation as a Commi-III on 30.06.2021 after his superannuation, the State Government issued the H.P. Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules on 03.01.2022, revising the pay scales of its employees w.e.f. 01.01.2016; and thereafter the State Authorities issued another Office Memorandum on 25.2.2023 giving the revised retiral benefits i.e. revised pension, revised gratuity, revised commuted pension and revised leave encashment to its employees w.e.f. 1.0