IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 9TH JULY 2008 / 18TH ASHADHA 1930 WP(C).No. 17676 of 2008(D) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ 1. K.K.SULOCHANA, THEKKEKADAMPAT HOUSE POST KONDAZHI, THRISSUR DISTRICT PIN 679 106 2. K.NARAYANAN, NJARAKKAT HOUSE GRAMAM, POST CHELAKKARA, THRISSUR DISTRICT PIN 680 586 3. P.K.VIJAYAN,PUTHUPURAKKAL HOUSE POST PULLAZHI, THRISSUR DISTRICT PIN 680 012 4. K.N. KESAVAN, KARADIYIL HOUSE NELLIKKAD,POST R.V.PURAM PIN 680 631. 5. S.GANGADHARAN, MATHILUVILA HOUSE POONISSERY, POST KALLOOR PIN 680 317. BY ADV. SMT.T.D.RAJALAKSHMI SRI.E.R.VENKATESWARAN RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD VYDHYUTHI BHAVANM, PATTOM,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE CONTROLLING AUTHORITY UNDER THE PAYMENT OF GRATUITY ACT (DISTRICT LABOUR OFFICER THRISSUR. BY SRI.P.P. THAJUDEEN -SC GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. I.V. PRAMOD. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09/07/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C)No.17676 OF 2008 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 9th day of July, 2008 JUDGMENT The petitioners are retired employees of the Kerala State Electricity Board. They obtained orders from the controlling authority under the Payment of Gratuity Act for payment of gratuity due to them. Their grievance in this writ petition is that although those orders have become final, the 1st respondent has not paid the gratuity amount. 2. The learned Standing Counsel submitted before this Court on 23.6.08 that the principal amount of gratuity has already been deposited with the 2nd respondent. But in respect of interest, the learned Standing Counsel is unable to get instructions even after two adjournments. In the above circumstances, in so far as the 1st respondent is bound to deposit the interest also, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the 1st respondent to deposit the interest W.P.(c)No.17676/08 2 portion of the gratuity also covered by Exts.P1 to P5 within a period of one month from today. The writ petition is disposed of as above. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE Acd