2026:HHC:7135 IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH SHIMLA CWPOA No.661 of 2019 Decided on: 12 ^th March, 2026 __________________________________________________.________________

Joginder Singh ...Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and others ...Respondents __________________________________________________________________

Coram Hon'ble Mr. Justice Jiya Lal Bhardwaj, Judge Whether approved for reporting? ¹ For the petitoioner: Mr. Parveen Kumar Chandel, Advocate.

For the respondents: Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General with Mr. Amit Kumar Chaudhary, Deputy Advocate General, for respondents No.1 and 2.

Mr. C.N Singh, Advocate, for respondent No.3.

Jiya Lal Bhardwaj, Judge (Oral)

By way of present writ petition, the petitioner has sought direction to the respondents to release the withheld amount of gratuity of Rs.3,02,975/- and leave encashment of Rs.2,71,730/-.

1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment?

2. The facts as emerge from the pleadings are that the petitioner was appointed as a Physical Education Teacher (PET) with respondent No.3-School on 11.04.1983 and has retired from service after attaining the age of superannuation on 31.03.2011.

3. Respondent No.3-Scho