Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge

All these writ petitions involve almost common questions of facts and law, hence, with consent of learned counsel for the parties, have been taken together for adjudication. For convenience, reference hereinafter has been made to facts from CWP No.1782/2026 (The Executive Engineer, H.P.P.W.D. (B &R), Division Joginder Nagar versus Narvada Devi).

2. State feels aggrieved against an order passed by learned Labour Court-cum- Industrial Tribunal, Kangra on 27.02.2025 allowing an application moved by the respondent under Section 33-C(2) and 29 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (in short, the Act) read with Section 151 of Civil Procedure Code. In terms of the impugned order, respondent was held entitled to all monetary benefits on actual basis w.e.f. 04.01.2012 to 21.08.2015 alongwith 9% interest per annum from the date of filing of the application.

2(i). Respondent’s case was that she had been engaged by the petitioner-State on daily wages on muster roll in the year 2002 but she had been given fictional breaks in service from time to time till 31.08.2007. It was only after an office letter was issued by the petitioner Principal Secretary, Public Works Departm