IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR TUESDAY, THE 7TH DECEMBER 2010 / 16TH AGRAHAYANA 1932 WP(C).No. 36182 of 2010(W) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- P.CHANDRAN,PALAMBALATH HOUSE, PANTHEERANKAVU P.O,KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. BY ADVS. SRI.S.K.SAJU, SRI.A.RANJITH NARAYANAN. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 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 SRI. BASANT BALAJI, R3 BY SRI. K.S. ANIL, S.C, K.S.E.B. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/12/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. C.T.RAVIKUMAR, J. ---------------------------- W.P.(C)No.36182 of 2010 ---------------------------- Dated 7th December, 2010 JUDGMENT The grievance of the petitioner, who is a retired employee of the Kerala State Electricity Board, is pertaining to the non- disbursement of gratuity payable to him under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972. As per Ext.P1(a) order, the second respondent found that the petitioner is entitled to get the balance amount of gratuity. The same was challenged by the third respondent before the first respondent in appeal. However, the first respondent dismissed the appeal, as is obvious from Ext.P2(a) order. At the time of filing of the said appeal, the Kerala State Electricity Board had deposited the arrears of gratuity payable to the petitioner before the first respondent. Despite the dismissal of the appeal, 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. In view of the fact that this Court has already passed orders on similar matters directing the concerned respondent to W.P.(C) NO.36182/2010 2 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 petitioner on his furnishing security by executing a bond for the equivalent amount to be disbursed to him, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Sd/- C.T.RAVIKUMAR Judge TKS // True copy // P.S to Judge