IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI TUESDAY, THE 2ND JUNE 2009 / 12TH JYAISHTA 1931 WP(C).No. 19576 of 2006(E) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- THE SECRETARY, THE CHIYYARAM CONSUMERS CO-OPERATIVE STORES LIMITED, NO.390, CHIYYARAM, THRISSUR. BY ADVS. MR.S.M.PREM, SMT.K.P.SANTHI. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, CO-OPERATIVE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 2. AUTHORITY UNDER THE PAYMENT OF GRATUITY ACT, (DISTRICT LABOUR OFFICER), THRISSUR. 3. U.K.THOMAS, UMBAVOO HOUSE, P.O.CHIYYARAM. R1 & R2 BY GOVT. PLEADER MR. M.A. ASIF, R3 BY ADV. MR.P.RAMAKRISHNAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 02/06/2009,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. V.GIRI,J. ------------------------- W.P ( C) No.19576 of 2006 -------------------------- Dated this the 2nd June,2009 J U D G M E N T Petitioner, a Co-operative society, challenges Exhibit P3 order passed under the Payment of Gratuity Act. I am not inclined to consider the contentions on merit in much as Exhibit-P3 is appealable under the said Act. It is open to the petitioner to file an appeal before the Appellate Authority. If the petitioner files an appeal along with an application for condonation of delay, the appellate authority shall take note of the fact that the writ petition was filed before this Court on 25.7.2006 and is being disposed of only today. The writ petition is disposed of as above. (V.GIRI,JUDGE) ma 2 3