IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.M.JOSEPH THURSDAY, THE 10TH JULY 2008 / 19TH ASHADHA 1930 WP(C).No. 20790 of 2008(Y) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ 1. VIDYODAYA TRUST XXXXV/152, S.N.JUNCTION, PALARIVATTOM, KOCHI-25,REP:BY ITS EXECUTIVE TRUSTEE DR.P.SREEKUMAR, S/O.V.R.P.NAIR, AGED 65, SABARIGIRI HOUSE, CHITTOOR ROAD, ERNAKULAM, KOCHI-682 018. 2. THE MANAGER, VIDYODAYA SCHOOL, VK COLONY P.O., THEVAKKAL, ERNAKULAM-682030. BY ADV. SRI.C.T.JOSEPH SRI.JOE POLLAYIL SRI.ROSHIN IPE JOSEPH RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, TRANSPORTS,GOVERNMENT SECRETARAIT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. TRANSPORT COMMISSIONER, TRANSPORT COMMISSIONERATE, VAZHUTHAKKAD. 3. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, ERNAKULAM. 4. THE DISTRICT EXECUTIVE OFFICER, KERALA TRANSPORT WORKER'S FUND BOARD, ERNAKULAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.BEJOY CHANDRAN FOR R1 TO 3 SRI.P.PARAMESWARAN, SC, FOR R4 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10/07/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.M. JOSEPH, J. ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` W.P.(C) No. 20790 OF 2008 Y ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dated this the 10th day of July, 2008 J U D G M E N T Issue raised in this writ petition is covered by the judgment of a learned Single Judge which was followed by another learned Single Judge and later confirmed by a Division Bench of this Court. Accordingly, this writ petition is allowed and there will be a direction to the respondents to accept motor vehicles tax with respect to educational institution buses covered under Exts.P2 to P2(m) certificates of registration without insisting upon the petitioners to produce the certificates under section 8A of the Motor Transport Workers Welfare Fund Act. Sd/- (K.M.JOSEPH, JUDGE) aks /TRUE COPY/ P.A.TO JUDGE