IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN MONDAY, THE 3RD JANUARY 2011 / 13TH POUSHA 1932 WP(C).No. 38638 of 2010(D) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. P.CHANDRAMOULI, AGED 65, GRACE VILLA, RAMANATTUKARA P.O., KOZHIKODE. 2. P.V.VASUDEVAN NAMBOODIRI, AGED 62, POYIL HOUSE, NEELESWARAM P.O., KODUVALLI, KOZHIKODE. 3. T.P.BHASKARAN, AGED 65, ARANGIL HOUSE, THIRUVANNUR P.O., KOZHIKODE. 4. M.K.KANARAKKUTTY, AGED 64, KUNNUMMAL HOUSE, CHEEKILODE P.O., KOZHIKODE. BY ADV. SRI.S.K.SAJU SRI.A.RANJITH NARAYANAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. APPELLATE AUTHORITY UNDER THE PAYMENT OF GRATUITY ACT, REGIONAL JOINT LABOUR COMMISSIONER, CIVIL STATION, KOZHIKODE, 673020. 2. CONROLLING AUTHORITY UNDER THE PAYMENT OF GRATUITY ACT, DISTRICT LABOUR OFFICER, CIVIL STATION, KOZHIKODE, PIN-673020. 3. KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, VYDYUTHI BHAVANAM, PATTOM, 695504, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY SRI.K.S.ANIL, SC, KSEB THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/01/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. ----------------------------------------- W.P(C).No.38638 of 2010 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 3rd day of January, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioners, who are former employees of the Kerala State Electricity Board, hereinafter referred to as the Board for short, have filed this writ petition seeking expeditious payment of the amount of gratuity determined by the Controlling Authority in Ext.P1 series of orders, which have become final following the dismissal of the appeals filed by the Board before the appellate authority constituted under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972. When the writ petition came up for hearing today the learned standing counsel appearing for the Board submitted that the entire amount of gratuity has been deposited with the first respondent and that the money has been transferred to the second respondent. The learned standing counsel also submitted that the Board has no objection in the petitioners receiving payment of the gratuity from the second respondent. In the light of the said submission I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the second respondent to pay over the W.P(C).No.38638 of 2010 -:2:- amount of gratuity mentioned in Ext.P1 series of orders to the petitioners within one week from the date on which the petitioners produce a certified copy of this judgment before the second respondent. P.N.RAVINDRAN, Judge. ahg. P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P(C).No.38638 of 2010 ---------------------------- JUDGMENT 3rd January, 2011