IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN FRIDAY, THE 30TH MAY 2008 / 9TH JYAISHTA 1930 WP(C).No. 16169 of 2008(Y) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ A.HARIGOVINDAN, S/O.A.JANAKIAMMA, AGED 58 YEARS, HARI NIVAS, CHERPALCHERRY PO., PALAKKAD DISTRICT, ASST.SECRETARY, (RETD), CHERPLACHERRY CO.OP.URBAN BANK LTD. BY ADV. SRI.BINOY VASUDEVAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. JOINT REGISTRAR, OF CO.OP.SOCIETIES, PALAKKAD 4. CHERPLACHERRY CO.OP.URBAN BANK LTD., NO.1696, CHERPLACHERRY 679503, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. R1 TO R3 BY SENIOR GOVT. PLEADER, SMT.ANU SIVARAMAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/05/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN, J. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = WP(C).No.16169 of 2008-Y = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Dated this the 30th day of May, 2008. JUDGMENT 1.Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Senior Government Pleader for respondents 1 to 3. Notice to the fourth respondent bank is dispensed with preserving its right to move this Court for review of this judgment, if aggrieved. 2.Petitioner is a retired employee of the fourth respondent bank. The short issue is whether the gratuity amount due to the petitioner could be limited to Rs.3,50,000/-. Going by the decision of this Court in Ratnavalli v. Ambalapadu Service Co-op. Bank Ltd. [2005 (3) KLT 320] and the judgment in WP(C).10522/2006, the impugned order has to go and the petitioner is entitled to the WP(C)16169/2008 -: 2 :- direction as sought for. In the result, the writ petition is allowed quashing the impugned order and directing that the entire amount due as DCRG ignoring any limit fixed by the circular shall be released to the petitioner within an outer limit of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN, JUDGE. Sha/040608