IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 4TH NOVEMBER 2010 / 13TH KARTHIKA 1932 WP(C).No. 33497 of 2010(J) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ 1. P.V. RAVINDRANATH, AGED 63, `AISWARYA', MATTANODE P.O., KOZHIKODE. 2. C. CHATHU, AGED 68, EDAVANAKKANDI HOUSE, PARAKKAD P.O., MELADI, KOZHIKODE. 3. K. ASOKAN, AGED 65, KAKKULANGAR HOUSE, EDAKKAD P.O., KOZHIKODE. 4. P.M. KARUNAKARAN, AGED 67, `KARUNALAYAM', KONGANNUR P.O., ATHOLI, KOZHIKODE. 5. N.P. ASOKAN, AGED 62, `APARNA', KONGANNUR P.O., ATHOLI, KOZHIKODE. 6. T.R. JAYARAMAN, AGED 64, VAYALIL PARAMBA, CHALAPPURAM P.O., KOZHIKODE. 7. T.P. SREENIVASAN, AGED 64, `CHANDNI', MUTHAMBI ROAD, KOYILANDY P.O., KOZHIKODE. 8. T. SARADA, AGED 63, `SUBHA', ERANHIPALAM P.O., KOZHIKODE. 9. M. KUNHIRAMAN, AGED 60, KARUNAGIRI HOUSE, JUBILEE ROAD, MENHANYAM P.O., PERAMBRA, KOZHIKODE. BY ADV. SRI.S.K.SAJU, SRI.A.RANJITH NARAYANAN. WP(C).No. 33497 of 2010(J) RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. APPELLATE AUTHORITY UNDER THE PAYMENT OF GRATUITY ACT, REGIONAL JOINT LABOUR COMMISSIONER, CIVIL STATION, KOZHIKODE-673 020. 2. CONTROLLING AUTHORITY UNDER THE PAYMENT OF GRATUITY ACT, DISTRICT LABOUR OFFICER, CIVIL STATION, KOZHIKODE-673 020. 3. KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, VYDYUTHI BHAVANAM, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 504. R1 & R2 BY GOVT. PLEADER MR.K.C. SANTHOSH KUMAR. R3 BY ADV. MR.K.S. ANIL, SC, KSEB. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/11/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: rs C.T.RAVIKUMAR, J. ---------------------------- W.P.(C)No.33497 of 2010 ---------------------------- Dated 4th November, 2010 JUDGMENT The grievance of the petitioners, who are retired employees of the Kerala State Electricity Board, is pertaining to the non-disbursement of gratuity payable to them under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972. As per Ext.P1 series of orders, the second respondent found that the petitioners are entitled to get the balance amount of gratuity. The same was challenged by the third respondent before the first respondent in appeals. However, the first respondent dismissed the appeals, as is obvious from Ext.P2 series of orders. At the time of filing of the said appeals, the Kerala State Electricity Board had deposited the arrears of gratuity payable to the petitioners before the first respondent. Despite the dismissal of the appeals, no action was taken by the first respondent to disburse the gratuity amount already deposited by the third respondent. It is raising grievance against the action on the part of the first and second respondents in not disbursing the arrears of gratuity that this Writ Petition has been filed. W.P.(C) NO.33497/2010 2 In view of the fact that this Court has already passed orders on similar matters directing the concerned respondent to disburse the balance amount of gratuity on execution of a bond for the equivalent amount by the concerned petitioners, this writ petition is disposed of directing the second respondent to disburse the balance amount of gratuity payable to the petitioners on their executing bonds for the equivalent amount to be disbursed to each of them. C.T.RAVIKUMAR Judge TKS