IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.S.R.BANNURMATH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.K.BASHEER WEDNESDAY, THE 23RD DECEMBER 2009 / 2ND POUSHA 1931 WA.No. 2919 of 2009 --------------------- AGAINST THE ORDER IN WPC.17569/2009 Dated 14/12/2009 .................... APPELLANT/ADDL.6TH RESPONDENT: ---------------------------------------- REJI MICHEL, OWNER OF KOTTAMALA ESTATE, MANARKATTU HOUSE, PALA. BY ADV. SMT.S.K.DEVI RESPONDENTS/PETITIONERS AND RESPONDENTS: -------------------------------------------------------- 1. SMT.JANAMMA, NO.714, NO.111, DIVISION, KOTTAMALA ESTATE, KOTTAMALA, VAGAMON. 2. SMT.SUBBAMMA, NO.508, NO.111, DIVISION, KOTTAMALA ESTATE, KOTTAMALA, VAGAMON. 3. STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY SECRETARY TO GOVT., LABOUR DEPARTMENT, GOVT. SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE CONTROLLING AUTHORITY UNDER THE PAYMENT OF GRATUITY ACT 1972 AND DISTRICT LABOUR OFFICER, IDUKKI, THODUPUZHA. 5. THE DISTRICT COLLETOR, COLLECTORATE, IDUKKI. 6. KOTTAMALA ESTATE, KOTTAMALA, VAGAMON, IDUKKI DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGER. 7. TAHSILDAR, TALUK OFFICE, PEERMADE. R1 & R2 BY ADV. SRI.BIJU C. ABRAHAM R3 TO R5 & R7 BY SENIOR GOVT. PLEADER, SRI.BENJAMIN PAUL. THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/12/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.R. Bannurmath, C.J. & A.K. Basheer, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.A.No. 2919 OF 2009 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 23rd day of December, 2009 JUDGMENT A.K. Basheer, J. This appeal is directed against an interim order dated December 14, 2009 in WP(C) No.17569 of 2009. 2. In this appeal, filed by respondent No.6 in the Writ Petition, it is contended inter alia that earnest efforts are being made to discharge the entire liability payable to the writ petitioners under Ext.P1 and P2 orders passed by the controlling authority under the Payment of Gratuity Act and that a total sum of more than Rs.3 lakhs has already been remitted towards not only these dues but also the other dues as well. 3. However, it is the admitted position that as far as the two writ petitioners are concerned, they have to get only about Rs.83,000/-. Learned counsel submits that the appellant will remit the entire dues payable to the two writ petitioners within six weeks from today. WA No. 2919 of 2009 -:2:- 4. In view of the above submission, the direction issued in the impugned order to recover the entire dues within two weeks is modified by enlarging the time for payment by six weeks from today. The appeal is closed in the above terms. If the appellant commits default in making the payment within six weeks as undertaken above, it will be open to respondent No.7 to take recourse to appropriate coercive action and recover the entire dues in accordance with law. S.R. Bannurmath, Chief Justice. A.K. Basheer, Judge. ttb WA No. 2919 of 2009 -:3:-