IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI MONDAY, THE 29TH JUNE 2009 / 8TH ASHADHA 1931 WP(C).No. 17740 of 2009(J) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. THE MANAGER, WALIYAWARAM COFFEE ESTATE, PADAGIRI.P.O., NELLIYAMBATHY, PALAKKAD. 2. JOMMY XAVIER, MANAGING DIRECTOR, WALIYAWARAM COFFEE ESTATE, PADAGIRI.P.O., NELLIYAMBATHY, PALGHAT. BY ADV. SRI.P.J.JOSEPH PANIKKASSERY SRI.P.J.THOMAS SRI.RAJEEV M.C. RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. R.RAJU, EMPLOYEE OF WALIYAWARAM COFFEE ESTATE, PADAGIRI.P.O., PALAKKAD. 2. SINGARAM, EMPLOYEE OF WALIYAWARAM COFFEE ESTATE, PADAGIRI.P.O., PALAKKAD. 3. THE DEPUTY LABOUR COMMISSIONER (COMMISSIONER FOR WORKMEN COMPENSATION) PALAKKAD. BY GP SRI.P.N.SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 29/06/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI, J ------------------- W.P.(C).17740/2009 -------------------- Dated this the 29th day of June, 2009 JUDGMENT Petitioners challenge the orders passed by the statutory authorities under the Kerala Payment of Subsistence Allowance Act, 1972, in favour of respondents 1 and 2. The Management took up a contention before the authorities that respondents 1 and 2, the employees of the estate, were not suspended but had actually abandoned employment. This contention has been considered by the authorities under Exts.P4 and P6 and subsistence allowance has been ordered only for a period from 6.9.1999 to 12.4.2000, the latter being the date of dismissal of the employees. Orders in question do not suffer from any jurisdictional error. In the facts and circumstances, I do not find any reason to interfere with Exts.P4 and P6, inter alia taking note of the fact that the amount payable to respondents 1 and 2 is only Rs.9842/-. In the circumstances writ petition is dismissed. V.GIRI, Judge mrcs