IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI WEDNESDAY, THE 26TH NOVEMBER 2008 / 5TH AGRAHAYANA 1930 WP(C).No. 33296 of 2008(L) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. N.NARAYANAN THAMPI, S/O.RAMA VARMA RAJA JAYA BHAVANAM, BAPUJI NAGAR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 2. B.SUBHADRAMMA, W/O.T.S.RAVEENDRANATHAN NAIR, BHADRALAYUAM, DESOM WEST POST, ALUVA-3. 3. G.SIVANKUTTY, S/O.S.GOVINDAN, KUMARAPU- RAM, MEDICAL COLLEGE POST, TRIVANDRUM 4. M.N.VASUDEVAN PILLAI, S/O.NARAYANA PILLAI, SADASIVAM, CHIRAMUKKU, MANACADU POST TRIVANDRUM. 5. V.N.SANTHOSH KUMAR, S/O.K.K.NARAYANAN TC.3/103, DEVASWAM LANE, KESAVADASAPURAM, TRIVANDRUM. 6. M.SHAHUL HAMEED, S/O.MOHAMMED HANEEFA, 7, RAIBU, KAMALESWARAM, MANACADU POST, TRIVANDRUM. 7. M.MANOHARAN, S/O.K.MADHAVAN NO.27, MANOJ BHAVAN, RANNI LANE, VAZHAYILLA, PEERURKADA POST TRIVANDRUM. 8. D.LEELAKUTTY, W/O.D.GABRIEL, TC.11/632, CHETHANA, DRAINAGE ROAD, NUSEUM WEST TRIVANDRUM-3. 9. K.N.RAJASEKHAR, S/O.K.N.KUNJUKRISHNA PILLAI, TC.14/583, ARAMAM, NANDAVANAM TRIVANDRUM 10. K.M.SUKUMARAN, S/O.CHANDU, SANGAMAM, POTHUJANAM ROAD, KUMARAPURAM,TRIVANDRUM WP(C).No. 33296 of 2008(L) : 2 : 11. K.P.RADHAKRISHNBA PANICKER S/O.M.K.RAGHAVAN PILLAI, TC.9/983(3) KRISHNENDU, SASTHAMANGALAM POST., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-10. 12. E.K.UGRASENAN, S/O.P.KESAVAN, NO.10, ULLOOR GARDENS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-11. 13. V.KALIDASAN, S/O.R.VELAYUDHAN, AVANI, KAVALOOR LANE, VATTIYOORKAVU POST, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-13. 14. M.RAGFHUNATHAN, S/O.K.V.MADHAVAN, RAKHI, TC.7/1866, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-11. 15. KSAILAJA KUMARY, D/O.M.KRISHNAN, GEETHAVILAS, TC.42/897, MUTHATHARA, TRIVANDRUM. 16. A.RAJENDRAN, S/O.ANANTHAKRISHNAN SANCTA CRUZ NIVAS, PUTHENKADA, THIRUPURAM POST, NEYYATTINKARA-33. 17. A.SAINUDDIN, S/O.AHAMED PILLAI, RFAIJI COTTAGE, MANACADU POST, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 18. T.SUBASHINI, W/O.EATE B SASIDHARAN, KRISHNALAYAM KUZHIVILA, POONNUMANGALAM, NEMOM POST, TRIVANDRUM. 19. L.HELEENAL, W/O.H.ELIAS, RASHIMI NIVAS KARAKKAMANDAPAM, NEMOM POST, TRIVANDRUM.-20 20. T.BABY, W/O.LATE S.SOMAN, ANJALI NEAR SIVA TEMPLE KOOTAPPANA, NEYYATTINKARA. 21. S.ABDUL KARIM, S/O.N.SAMALABHA LAILA COTTAGE, KARIOD, ARYANADU POST TRIVANDRUM. 22. N.PARMESWARAN NAIR, S/O.P.N.NARAYANAN NAIR, KAYYALAM, ATHANI ROAD, KAITHAMUKKU, TRIVANDRUMN-24. 23. G.MOHAN, S/O.M.GOPALA PILLAI, VISAKH, TC.15/84, VELLAYAMBALAM,TRIVNDRUM. 24. K.SASIDHARAN, S/O.K.KOCHU KUNJU, 5/147, SOUPARNIKA, KALLUPALAM ROAD, ANKAMALI-683572. WP(C).No. 33296 of 2008(L) : 3 : 25. S.ANDREW, S/O.SABARIMUTHU PILLAI, FLAT.NO.CFE-328 THILAK NAGAR, NALANCHIRA POST, TRIVANDRUM. BY ADV. SMT.T.D.RAJALAKSHMI RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD VYDHYUTHI BHAVANAM, PATTAM, TRIVANDRUM. 2. CONTROLLING AUTHORITY UNDER THE PAYMENT' OF GRATUITY ACT 1972( DISTRICT LABOUR OFFICER) TRIVANDRUM. 3. APPELLATE AUTHORITY UNDER THE PAYMENTS OF GRATUITY ACT (REGIONAL JOINT LABOUR COMMISSIONER). KOLLAM. BY SC – SHRI.P.P.THAJUDEEN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 26/11/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI,J. ------------------------- W.P ( C) No.33296 of 2008 -------------------------- Dated this the 26th November, 2008 J U D G M E N T Petitioners were employees of the Board and had retired on superannuation. They are aggrieved by the non-disbursal of the entire amount due to them by way of gratuity. They had approached the Controlling Authority under the Payment of Gratuity and orders were passed determining the amount due to them. But they have not been paid the amount due to them by the Board so far and hence the writ petition. 2. Learned standing counsel for the Board submits that principal amount due to the petitioners have been deposited before the Regional Joint Labour Commissioner and undertakes to see that the amounts due to them by way of interest are also paid within next two months. Submission is recorded. In the result, the writ petition is disposed of directing the 2nd respondent to see that the balance W.P ( C) No.33296 of 2008 2 amount due to the petitioners by way of interest in terms of the orders passed in their behalf by the controlling authority are either deposited before the controlling authority or paid to the petitioners within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Obviously, the amount already deposited before the Regional Joint Labour Commissioner shall be disbursed to the petitioners by the said authority on production of this judgment. (V.GIRI,JUDGE) ma W.P ( C) No.33296 of 2008 3 W.P ( C) No.33296 of 2008 4 (V.GIRI,JUDGE) ma W.P ( C) No.33296 of 2008 5 W.P ( C) No.33296 of 2008 6