IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 29TH NOVEMBER 2010 / 8TH AGRAHAYANA 1932 Con.Case(C).No. 1388 of 2010(S) ------------------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT/ORDER IN WPC.24543/2009 Dated 27/08/2009 .................... PETITIONER(S): 1ST PETITIONER ----------------------------- BHASKARAN EDAYATH, S/O. KANNAN, AGED 64 YEARS, ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (RTD.), KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, RESIDING AT "SYAMA", P.O.MUZHAPPILANGAD, KANNUR-670 662. BY ADV. SRI.P.M.PAREETH RESPONDENT(S): 3RD RESPONDENT ----------------------------- MOHANAN, (FATHER'S NAME AND AGE NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER), SECRETARY, KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, VYDYUTHI BHAVAN, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. ADV.K.S.ANIL, SC THIS CONTEMPT OF COURT CASE (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 29/11/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== Contempt Case (C).No. 1388 of 2010 ================== Dated this the 29th day of November, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner herein is the 1st petitioner in W.P.(C). No.24543/2009. By Annexure A1 judgment, that writ petition, which was filed by 56 petitioners, was disposed of by the following directions: “7. In the result, writ petition is disposed of directing the appellate authority under the Payment of Gratuity Act to disburse to the petitioners the amount deposited by the Electricity Board with such authorities as gratuity payable to the petitioners, on production of a copy of this judgment. Board shall pay the interest as directed by the competent authority under the Payment of Gratuity Act provided such orders passed by the authorities have become final. Board shall be permitted to six months' time from today to pay the interest and if within the said period, the issue as regards the eligibility of retired employees of the Board to receive gratuity under the Act is yet to be decided by the Supreme Court, then the Board shall pay interest as directed by the competent authority on condition that the petitioners execute a bond agreeing to refund the interest portion, if ultimately the issue is decided in favour of the Board, by the Honourable Supreme Court. Such bond shall be executed on a 50 rupees stamp paper.” The petitioner has filed this contempt case complaining of non- compliance with the said judgment. 2. The learned standing counsel for the Electricity Board submits that the interest portion of the petitioner's gratuity was deposited on 18.11.2010 before the Regional Joint Labour Commissioner, Kozhikode. It is also submitted by the standing counsel that steps are being taken to deposit the interest portion in respect of other petitioners in the writ petition also. This is recorded and the contempt case is closed. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge 2