IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN MONDAY, THE 11TH OCTOBER 2010 / 19TH ASWINA 1932 WA.No. 1720 of 2010() --------------------- (AGAINST THE JUDGMENT IN OP 25270 OF 2000 DATED 3.4.2009) APPELLANT(S): 2ND RESPONDENT ---------------------------- THE CENTRAL PROVIDENT FUND COMMISSIONER, NEW DELHI. BY ADV. SRI.N.N.SUGUNAPALAN, SENIOR ADVOCATE RESPONDENT(S): PETITIONERS/RESPONDENT ------------------------------------- 1. FEDERAL BANK LIMITED,HEAD OFFICE, ALUVA-683101,REPRESENTED BY ITS ASST.GENERAL MANAGER,SRI.C.V.JOHN. 2. SOUTH INDIAN BANK LIMITED,HEAD OFFICE, THRISSUR-68001,REPRESENTED BY ITS ASST.GENERAL MANAGER,SRI.T.M.SUNNY. 3. CATHOLIC SYRIAN BANK LIMITED, HEAD OFFICE,THRISSUR-680 020,REPRESENTED BY ITS ASST.GENERAL MANAGER,SRI.A.RAJMOHAN. 4. NEDUNGADI BANK LIMITED,HEAD OFFICE, KOZHIKODE-673 001,REPRESENTED BY ITS ASST.GENERAL MANAGER,SRI.K.DAMODARAN. 5. DHANALAKSHMI BANK LIMITED,CENTRAL OFFICE THRISSUR-680 001,REPRESENTED BY ITS ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER,SRI.M.P.S.SARMA. 6. LRD KRISHNA BANK LIMITED,ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE,KOCHI-682017,REPRESENTED BY ITS ASST. GENERAL MANAGER,SRI.PRAKASH.C.CHANDY. 7. BIJU.P.L.DRIVER CUM PEON,CATHOLIC SYRIAN BANK LIMITED,HEAD OFFICE,THRISSUR-680 020. 8. MINI.C.V,TYPIST CUM CLERK,CATHOLIC SYRIAN BANK LIMITED,HEAD OFFICE,THRISSUR-680 020. 9. N.C.JOSHY,SUBSTAFF,DHANALAKSHMI BANK LTD HEAD OFFICE,THRISSUR-680 001. 2 10. T.V.VAIDYANATHAN,DHANALAKSHMI BANK LTD, HEAD OFFICE,THRISSUR-680 001. 11. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA,REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT,MINISTRY OF LABOUR, SRAM MANTRALAYA,NEW DELHI. R1 TO R10 BY SENIOR ADV. SRI. PATHROSE MATTHAI, ADV. SRI.T.P.M.IBRAHIM KHAN,ASST.S.G OF INDI FOR R-11 THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/10/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C .N. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, & K. SURENDRA MOHAN, JJ. -------------------------------------------- W. A. No. 1720 of 2010 & C.M. Appln. 822 of 2010 -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 11th day of October, 2010 JUDGMENT Ramachandran Nair, J. Writ Appeal is filed with an inordinate delay of 384 days. We are unable to appreciate the grounds raised in support of the petition filed for condonation of delay. Besides this, we notice that the finding of the learned single Judge in the impugned judgment is that employees of six banks involved are covered by a Pension Scheme better than the Provident Fund benefits of the appellant's department. We do not find any merit in the delay condonation petition, and in the appeal. Delay condonation petition is dismissed. Consequently Writ Appeal is also dismissed. (C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR) Judge. (K. SURENDRA MOHAN) Judge. kk 2