IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 23RD NOVEMBER 2011 / 2ND AGRAHAYANA 1933 WP(C).No. 31219 of 2011(B) -------------------------- PETITIONER ---------- K.J.MATHEW, KUNNACKAL HOUSE, AMBIKA MARKET, VAIKOM, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SMT.A.SREEKALA SMT.C.R.DIYA RESPONDENTS ----------- 1. KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, VYDHUTHI BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 2. THE DEPUTY CHIEF ENGINEER, KSEB, ELECTRICAL CIRCLE, ERNAKULAM-682 018. BY ADV SRI. K.S. ANIL, SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/11/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: dlk WP(C).No. 31219 of 2011(B) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS EXT.P1 : COPY OF ORDER DTD.16.6.07 PASSED BY THE CONTROLLING AUTHORITY. EXT.P2 : EXECUTION PETITION FILED BY THE PETITION DTD.27.8.2008. RESPONDENTS EXHIBITS : NIL //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE. dlk ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ================ W.P.(C) NO. 31219 OF 2011 ===================== Dated this the 23rd day of November, 2011 J U D G M E N T Petitioner retired from the service of the 1st respondent on superannuation on 31/10/1999 as Accounts Officer. By order dated 16/6/2007, the Controlling Authority under the Payment of Gratuity Act directed payment of balance amount of gratuity of `70,000/- to the petitioner. In this writ petition, what is sought for by the petitioner is a direction for disbursement of the aforesaid amount with interest. 2. Standing counsel appearing for the respondents submits that the amount due to the petitioner under the orders of the Controlling Authority has already been deposited before the Regional Joint Labour Commissioner on 10/11/2008. 3. In the light of the submission thus made, I direct that it will be open to the petitioner to apply to the Regional Joint Labour Commissioner, Ernakulam for release of the gratuity amount due to him. In so far as the claim of the petitioner for payment of interest is concerned, it is directed that the said amount shall be WPC No. 31219/11 :2 : paid within a period of six months from today. Writ petition is disposed of as above. Sd/- ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE Rp //True Copy// PA to Judge