IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN WEDNESDAY, THE 31ST MARCH 2010 / 10TH CHAITHRA 1932 WP(C).No. 6450 of 2010(E) ------------------------------------ PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- 1. K.V.KRISHNAN, S/O.K.V.KRISHNAN, RTD.EXE.ENG.KSEB, HOSDURG, KANHANGAD. 2. M.BALAKRISHNAN, S/O.GOVINDAN, R/AT PRAYAG, KOTRACHAL, THAIKADAPURAM, NILESWARAM. 3. K.KUNHIKRISHNAN, S/O.AMBADY, R/AT AMBADY, KANDAMKADAVU, AVIYIL, KANHANGAD. 4. T.K.BHARATHAN, SOUBHAGYA, NELKALA, VIDYANAGAR.P.O, KASARGOD. 5. M.AMBU, S/O.AMBADY, PEROL, NILESWARAM. 6. K.V.DAMODARAN, S/O.T.KUNHAMBU, SURABHI, RAMDAS NAGAR, KASARGOD. 7. P.V.CHINDAN, PAZANELLI, NILESWARAM. 8. P.V.BALAKRISHNAN, BENGALAM, NILESWARAM. 9. M.KUNHIKRISHNAN, S/O.K.K.KUNHAMBU PANICKER, MULLERI HOUSE, CHOVERY, THRIKARIPUR. 10. P.KRISHNA NAIK, S/O.KORAGA NAIK, KALLKATTA HOUSE, KASARGOD. 11. P.P.CHANDRASEKHARA NAIR, S/O.LATE P.KUNHAMBU NAIR, GAYATHRI, VELLIKOTH, AJANOOR.P.O, KANHANGAD. 12. P.JANARDHANAN, S/O.P.KRISHNAN, SUPRIYA, NILESWAR.P.O. 13. P.M.KURIAKOSE, S/O.MATHEW, PALATHADATHIL, RADHAPURAM, KASARGOD. 14. B.RAJKUMAR, S/O.SARAYANAN, BHAVANA, IRINAVU, KANNUR. 15. V.SAKARANARAYANA KHAJANAI, AMINHIKODE, CHERUVATHUR, KASARGOD. 16. K.SUKUMARAN, S/O.GOVINDAN, DEEPANJALI, THATTACHERI, NILESWARAM. 17. A.N.SAMSUDDIN, S/O.A.N.ABDULLA KUNHI, AN HOUSE, ANBAGILU, KASARGOD-1. 18. B.CHANDRASEKHARAN, ANIL NIVAS, BHOOPAS COMPOUND, MADHUR ROAD, KASARGODE-1. BY ADV. SRI.SUNIL NAIR PALAKKAT SMT.R.LEELA RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BAORD, REP.BY ITS SECRETARY, VYDYUTHI BHAVANAM, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. CONTROLLING AUTHORITY OF PAYMENT OF GRATUITY ACT, 1972 (DISTRICT LABOUR OFFICER), KASARGOD. 3. THE JOINT LABOUR COMMISSIONER, KOZHIKODE. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 31/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: tss K.SURENDRA MOHAN, J. ------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.6450 of 2010 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 31st day of March, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioners are former employees of the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB for short) who have retired on attaining superannuation. They have been directed to be paid gratuity as per orders in gratuity cases filed by them under the Payment of Gratuity Act. They complain that in spite of such orders, the payments have still not been made. The counsel for the KSEB submits that the entire amounts due to the petitioners have been deposited. However, they may be directed to be disbursed only subject to the conditions stipulated by the Division Bench in the judgment dated 19.3.2010 in R.P.No.440 of 2009 and connected cases. 2. This Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of directing the second respondent to disburse the amounts deposited by the Kerala State Electricity Board on the petitioners producing sufficient security to the satisfaction of the said authority in the form of security bonds executed by themselves and two solvent sureties. K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JUDGE css/