IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH FRIDAY, THE 11TH JANUARY 2008 / 21ST POUSHA 1929 OP.No. 24396 of 2001(D) --------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- C.P.KAMALA GOVINDANKUTTY, 'GOVARDHANAN', UDARASIROMANI ROAD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 10. BY ADV. SRI.S.A.NAGENDRAN(SR.) SRI.PREMJIT NAGENDRAN RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- ` 1. THE PRINCIPAL, CHRIST NAGAR ENGLISH HIGH SCHOOL, KOWDIAR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. MANAGER, CHRIST NAGAR ENGLISH HIGH SCHOOL, KOWDIAR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DISTRICT LABOUR OFFICER, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, (CONTROLLING AUTHORITY UNDER THE PAYMENT OF GRATUITY ACT, 1972.) 4. THE REGIONAL JOINT LABOUR COMMISSIONER, KOLLAM, (THE APPELLATE AUTHORITY UNDER THE PAYMENT OF GRATUITY ACT, 1972.). BY ADV. SRI.R.S.KALKURA THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 11/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: OP. NO.24396/2001 ORDER ON CMP. NO.39996/2001 IN OP. 24396/2001 DISMISSED 11.01.2008 SD/- KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE APPENDIX PETITIONERS EXHIBITS EXT.P1:- COPY OF THE ORDER GC. NO.54/98, DT. 24TH MAY, 2000 OF THE 3RD RESPONDENT. EXT.P2:- COPY OF THE ORDER GA. NO.42/2000, DT. 31ST MAY, 2001 OF THE 4TH RESPONDENT. /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE tss KURIAN JOSEPH, J. --------------------------------------- O.P. No. 24396 OF 2001 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 11th day of January, 2008. J U D G M E N T The issue raised in this original petition regarding payment of gratuity is covered against the petitioner by the decision reported in Ahmedabad Pvt. Primary Teachers' Association vs. Administrative Officer and others [(2004) 1 SCC 755)]. Therefore, this original petition is dismissed. KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE. smp KURIAN JOSEPH, J. O.P. No. 24396 OF 2001 J U D G M E N T 11.01.2008