IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.S.RADHAKRISHNAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.N.KRISHNAN TUESDAY, THE 5TH DECEMBER 2006 / 14TH AGRAHAYANA 1928 W.A.No. 655 of 2005() -------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT/ORDER IN WPC.22786/2004 Dated 05/11/2004 .................... APPELLANT/ THIRD PARTY: --------------------------------------- KOLLAM JILLA KALLU CHETHU MADYA VYAVASAYA THOZHILALI UNION,(REG.NO.02/04/2004), KARUNAGAPPALLY, KOLLAM DISTRICT. REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, N.BHADRAN PILLAI. BY ADV. SRI.M.K.DAMODARAN (SR.) SRI.NAIR AJAY KRISHNAN SRI.SAIJO HASSAN SRI.A.S.SABU SRI.JIBU P.THOMAS SRI.NAGARAJ NARAYANAN RESPONDENTS/ PETITIONER & RESPONDENTS: ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. G. MANOHARAN, PLANTHUNDIL VEEDU, KAVUMKULANCHERRY, PUNALUR. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. JOINT LABOUR COMMISSIONER AND CHEIF WELFARE FUND INSPECTOR, KERALA ABKARI WORKERS WELFARE FUND BOARD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. ASSISTANT EXCISE COMMISSIONER, KOLLAM. 5. EXCISE CIRCLE INSPECTOR, EXCISE CIRCLE OFFICE, PUNALUR. W.A.No. 655 of 2005 :2: 6. SURESH KUMAR, AJITH BHAVAN, PIDAVOOR P.O., PATHANAPURAM, PATHANAPURAM. 7. SURENDRAN, PARAVILA VEEDU, MANJALLUR, PATHANAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. BASANT BALAJI ADV. SRI.VPK.PANICKER SRI.GEORGE VARGHESE(PERUMPALLIKUTTIYIL) SMT.SREELEKHA PUTHALATH SRI.A.R.DILEEP SRI.ABRAHAM GEORGE JACOB SRI.GOWTHAM SRI.K.K.BABU,SC FOR KAWWFB. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.V.K.MOHANAN, SC, KAWWF BOARD SRI.SOJAN JAMES, SC,KAWWF BOARD THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 05/12/2006, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.S.RADHAKRISHNAN & M.N.KRISHNAN,JJ ------------------------------------- W.A.No.655 OF 2005 ---------------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 5TH DECEMBER, 2006 JUDGMENT The point raised in this appeal has been considered by the apex court in Kerala Samsthana Chethu Thozhilali Union Vs. State of Kerala [2006 (2) KLT 270 (SC)] and it was held that the rule is ultravires and the judgment of this court reported in Anilkumar Vs. State of Kerala (2005 (1) KLT 130) stands overruled. Hence, this appeal is dismissed. K.S.RADHAKRISHNAN,JUDGE. M.N.KRISHNAN,JUDGE dvs