P.V.Ravindranath vs Appellate Authority Under The on 4 November, 2010

       

  

  

 
 
  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

WP(C).No. 33497 of 2010(J)


1. P.V.RAVINDRANATH, AGED 63,
                      ...  Petitioner
2. C.CHATHU, AGED 68,
3. K.ASOKAN, AGED 65,
4. P.M.KARUNAKARAN, AGED 67,
5. N.P.ASOKAN, AGED 62,
6. T.R.JAYARAMAN, AGED 64,
7. T.P.SREENIVASAN, AGED 64,
8. T.SARADA, AGED 63,
9. M.KUNHIRAMAN, AGED 60,

                        Vs



1. APPELLATE AUTHORITY UNDER THE
                       ...       Respondent

2. CONTROLLING AUTHORITY UNDER THE

3. KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD,

                For Petitioner  :SRI.A.RANJITH NARAYANAN

                For Respondent  : No Appearance

The Hon'ble MR. Justice C.T.RAVIKUMAR

 Dated :04/11/2010

 O R D E R
                          C.T.RAVIKUMAR, J.
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                       W.P.(C)No.33497 of 2010
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                       Dated 4th November, 2010

                               JUDGMENT

The grievance of the petitioners, who are retired

employees of the Kerala State Electricity Board, is pertaining to the

non-disbursement of gratuity payable to them under the Payment of

Gratuity Act, 1972. As per Ext.P1 series of orders, the second

respondent found that the petitioners are entitled to get the balance

amount of gratuity. The same was challenged by the third respondent

before the first respondent in appeals. However, the first respondent

dismissed the appeals, as is obvious from Ext.P2 series of orders. At

the time of filing of the said appeals, the Kerala State Electricity Board

had deposited the arrears of gratuity payable to the petitioners before

the first respondent. Despite the dismissal of the appeals, no action

was taken by the first respondent to disburse the gratuity amount

already deposited by the third respondent. It is raising grievance

against the action on the part of the first and second respondents in

not disbursing the arrears of gratuity that this Writ Petition has been

filed.

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In view of the fact that this Court has already passed

orders on similar matters directing the concerned respondent to

disburse the balance amount of gratuity on execution of a bond for

the equivalent amount by the concerned petitioners, this writ petition

is disposed of directing the second respondent to disburse the balance

amount of gratuity payable to the petitioners on their executing bonds

for the equivalent amount to be disbursed to each of them.

C.T.RAVIKUMAR
Judge

TKS