IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN TUESDAY, THE 1ST JUNE 2010 / 11TH JYAISTHA 1932 WP(C).No. 16689 of 2010(I) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- 1. P.K.VIJAYAN, S/O.LATE KARUPPAN, 66 YEARS, PUTHUPURACKAL HOUSE, POST PULLAZHI, THRISSUR DIST. 2. K.N.KESAVAN, S/O.NEELAKANDAN, 67 YEARS, NELLIKKAD, KARADIYIL HOUSE, POST R V PURAM-680 631. 3. S.GANGADHARAN, S/O.LATE SANKARAN, 66 YEARS, MATHILEVILA HOUSE, POONISSERY, POST KALLOOR-680 317. BY ADVS. SMT.T.D.RAJALAKSHMI, SRI.R.SREEHARI. RESPONDENT(S): ---------------------------- 1. THE APPELLATE AUTHORITY UNDER THE PAYMENT OF GRATUITY ACT (REGIONAL JOINT LABOUR COMMISSIONER) CIVIL STATION, KAKKANAD. 2. THE CONTROLLING AUTHORITY UNDER THE PAYMENT OF GRATUITY ACT (DISTRICT LABOUR OFFICER) AYYANTHOLE, THRISSUR. 3. KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, VYDHYUTHI BHAVANAM, PATTAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. R3 BY ADV. SRI. K.S. ANIL, SC, KSEB THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01/06/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss K.SURENDRA MOHAN, J. ------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.16689 of 2010 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 1st day of June, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioners are former employees of the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB for short) who have retired on attaining superannuation. They have been directed to be paid gratuity as per orders in gratuity cases filed by them under the Payment of Gratuity Act. They complain that in spite of such orders, the payments have still not been made. 2. The counsel for the KSEB submits that the entire amounts due to the petitioners have been deposited. However, they may be directed to be disbursed only subject to the conditions stipulated by the Division Bench in the judgment dated 19.3.2010 in R.P.No.440 of 2009 and connected cases. 3. This Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of directing respondents 1 and 2 to disburse the amounts deposited by the Kerala State Electricity Board, on the petitioners producing sufficient security to the satisfaction of the said authority in the form of security bonds executed by themselves and two solvent sureties. The wpc No.16689/2010 2 gratuity amount shall be disbursed to the petitioner as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JUDGE css/