Kerala State Electricity Board vs P.K.Gopalan on 9 January, 2008

       

  

  

 
 
  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

WP(C) No. 34244 of 2007(B)


1. KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD,
                      ...  Petitioner
2. THE SECRETARY,

                        Vs



1. P.K.GOPALAN, OVERSEER,
                       ...       Respondent

2. THE CONTROLLING AUTHORITY UNDER THE

3. THE REGIONAL JOINT LABOUR COMMISSIONER,

                For Petitioner  :SRI.N.N.SUGUNAPALAN (SR.)

                For Respondent  : No Appearance

The Hon'ble the Chief Justice MR.H.L.DATTU
The Hon'ble MR. Justice K.M.JOSEPH

 Dated :09/01/2008

 O R D E R
                       H.L.DATTU, C.J. & K.M.JOSEPH, J.
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                 W.P.(C) Nos.34244, 37650, 37654, 37664,
              37665, 37666, 33713, 32273, 32288, 36736,
                 36737 of 2007 & W.P.(C) No.626 of 2008
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                      Dated, this the 9th day of January, 2008

                                    JUDGMENT

H.L.Dattu, C.J.

In all these writ petitions filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of

India, the Kerala State Electricity Board calls in question the orders passed by

the competent authority under the provisions of the Payment of Gratuity Act,

1972.

2. The issues raised in these writ petitions are identical with the issues

raised and considered by this Court in W.P.(C) No.18696 of 2007 and

connected cases .

3. Following the observations made in the aforesaid decision, these writ

petitions require to be rejected and accordingly they are rejected.

Ordered accordingly.

(H.L.DATTU)
CHIEF JUSTICE

(K.M.JOSEPH)
JUDGE
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